In the palace of Qin, all the officials were lined up.
"I have summoned you here today for one matter. There has been a rebellion in Yingchuan County.”A majestic voice sounded from the throne and spread to every corner of the hall.
All the officials were solemn. Yingchuan County was where the old capital of Han Country, Xinzheng, was located. Was it strange that there was a rebellion there? This was because the Han Kingdom had been the first to be destroyed by Great Qin, and it was also the weakest of the six countries.
The Han Country blocked the path of the Qin Country's army to the east, like a fishbone stuck in their throat. Once Han was in trouble, Qin's army would not be able to go east smoothly. Thus, Yingchuan Prefecture had a very important position in Qin's strategic blueprint to destroy the six countries. This was also the reason why the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, abandoned Han Fei, who advocated the preservation of Korea.
Strange? Ever since the Qin Dynasty destroyed Korea, they had set up a tight defense system there, and all of the powerful people were under Great Qin's strict surveillance. Who was it? They were able to break through Great Qin's dark system and start a rebellion.
It was not as if everyone did not have such doubts. While hesitating, Prime Minister Li Si walked out.
"Your Majesty, at this moment, we should mobilize the army to suppress the rebellion.”
"Li Si is right. Which one of you is willing to lead troops to quell the rebellion?”
Ying Zheng swept his gaze across the crowd of His Highness and saw a man walking out.
"Lord Chang Ping, what do you think?”
Lord Chang Ping assisted two generations of previous kings and held a high position in Qin. Ever since Prime Minister Lu Buwei left, he had inherited the position of the Right Prime Minister of Qin. However, no matter how docile he appeared to be, Ying Zheng always had a trace of fear in his heart.
"This old minister believes that the army should not be sent out easily for this rebellion. On the one hand, the army went out lightly, which cost a lot of money and time. Secondly, the people of Yingchuan County have been relying on the grace of Great Qin for a long time. Now, giving them rain and dew to let them return to being kings is the best choice.”
Lord Chang Ping's words had touched Ying Zheng's sore spot. At this moment, his entire strategic intention was to destroy Wei. If he delayed the pacification of Han Country for too long, and missed the flood season of the Yellow River that Wei Liaozi had mentioned, it would be a great loss.
"Lord Chang Ping, I'll leave this matter to you. How many soldiers do you need?”
"I only need three thousand soldiers." Lord Chang Ping said.
"Good! I will give you these three thousand men."
"This old minister will definitely not disappoint the king!”Lord Changping bowed.
Zhao Gao observed all of this with a sinister gaze, not saying a word from beginning to end. However, he, who was good at scheming, sensed that something was wrong. What was it? He couldn't explain it clearly. But no matter what Chang Ping-Jun was planning, Zhao Gao had no interest in these things.
When Zhao Gao returned to the residence, he changed into casual clothes and walked to the backyard.
In the spacious backyard, the vegetation was flourishing and the scenery was unique. In the courtyard, a guest was leading a horse and waiting for Zhao Gao.
"This is the famous good horse in Xianyang City that you mentioned.”Zhao Gao walked up and stroked it. He didn't know how to judge horses, so he couldn't see anything.
However, his subordinates were different. He used to be a very famous horse appraiser. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed Zhao, this horse appraiser moved into Zhao Gao's residence and became his hanger-on.
"Milord, this is the horse. It is worth thousands of gold.”There was a hint of excitement in the horse appraiser's voice as he stroked the horse's smooth skin, seemingly unable to put it down.”
"A horse is worth thousands of gold? What a good deal." Zhao Gao smiled and didn't seem to mind. What really bothered him was the seller of this horse, the Linglong Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, this was also the reason why he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to get someone to buy one back.
"Milord, you don't know that in the past, a good horse of this quality would not be seen in Xianyang City for many years, and it was hard to find. But now, only after one or two months, three or four horses would flow into Xianyang City, and most of them would be obtained by the Generals.”
"I understand. You can take it down first!”
"Yes, sir." The guest led the horse out of the courtyard.
"Interesting." Zhao Gao looked at the feces left behind by the horses with some disgust. Combined with the information obtained by the Network a few months ago, he analyzed,"It's not a problem for the Linglong Chamber of Commerce to sell horses, furs, medicinal herbs, and ores for 4,000 gold a month. With such a large trade volume, there was still a huge room for growth. Ying Ziyi, you're really something!”
Back then, Zhao Gao had plotted to drive Ying Ziyi to Longxi. He didn't expect that this salted fish would still be able to make a comeback.
'I can't wait any longer,' Zhao Gao thought to himself. Although it was risky, he had to make a move now. Zhao Gao understood that to get rid of Ying Ziyi, it was impossible to rely on any force in the Qin Country, including the powerful weapon, the net. He could only succeed by borrowing the power outside of the Qin country's system. Among all the countries in the world, not a single country could do it. Except for the Hu Tribe far away on the Frontier.
To the west of the Wei River in Guanzhong was the gathering place of the Gongshu family.
At this moment, Gongshu Chou was bringing his grandson Gongshu Yi to this stronghold to build a siege weapon for the Qin army. When he learned that there was a guest visiting, Gongshu Chou put down the tools in his hand and went to the entrance of the stronghold to welcome him.
On the winding mountain path, Gongsun Linglong was walking step by step, breathing out a breath of hot air from time to time. She was exhausted from the journey. Her delicate body was so tired that it began to tremble slightly. When they finally reached the mountain gate, Gongsun Dajie let out a sigh of relief and urged the dozen or so disciples carrying the boxes behind her.
At this moment, the door to the stronghold had already opened. Gongshu Chou looked at Gongsun Linglong and was shocked. He wondered why the people of the famous family would come here.
"Yo! Lord Gongshu, long time no see. Why, do you not welcome guests in?" Gongsun Linglong had a friendship with Gongshu Chou, so she said bluntly.
Gongshu Chou was stunned. He glanced at the few boxes behind her and hurriedly called Gongsun Linglong in.
In the main hall of the Gongshu family's stronghold, Gongshu Chou arranged for everyone from the famous families to catch up. After a while, he stopped talking.
Gongsun Linglong didn't hesitate and directly stated her intentions," I'm here to persuade the Great Qin's 14th Young Master.”
After she finished speaking, she asked her subordinates to open the two boxes at the front of the hall. What he saw was a golden pancake.
"This one thousand jin is a gift from the Fourteenth Young Master. Is the Gongshu family satisfied?"
Gongshu Chou did not seem to care much. He only muttered,"An Xijun, Ying Ziyi."
"That's right. I believe the Gongshu family has already seen Young Master's goodwill. Now, there is still the important matter that Young Master has assigned to me.”
Gongshu Chou looked at the four heavy boxes behind him and thought to himself that a big business had arrived.
"I already understand your intentions. The Gongshu family is willing to serve you. However, what did Young Master want the Gongshu family to do?”
Gongsun Linglong took out two silk strips from her loose sleeves, stood up, and handed them to Gongshu Chou.
Gongshu Chou's eyes widened when he saw the two pieces of silk.”
"It's the blueprint that Young Master brought over. It's a new type of catapult and ballista.”
"Interesting. From the looks of it, catapults and ballistae of this structure are much more powerful and effective than the ones currently equipped by the armies of the various countries.”Gongshu Chou stared at the blueprint. As a technical person, he quickly understood how powerful it was.
"Young Master has ordered eight catapults and twenty ballistae. The four boxes behind him were the deposit.”Gongsun Linglong said.
"Grandfather, can Yi 'er take a look at the blueprint?”At this moment, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old youth walked in and said.
Gongsun Linglong only knew that he was Gongshu Chou's grandson, but she didn't know anything else. The youth walked forward. Gongshu Chou did not object and handed the silk strip to him. However, to Gongsun Linglong's surprise, a pair of mechanical hands extended from the young man's wide sleeves.
Gongshu Yi looked at it and said confidently,""Although these two blueprints are exquisite, there are still some areas that can be improved. If I were to handle them, their shooting range could be increased by at least twenty steps.”
Gongsun Linglong wasn't very interested in things like improving the skill of traps by a few steps. However, she still made a surprised expression," I didn't expect the Little Supreme Leader to be so powerful at such a young age.”
"How about this? In a few days, I will personally bring a dozen subordinates to Five Carriage City to make these weapons for Young Master.”Gongshu Yi ignored Gongsun Dajie's fake feelings and said solemnly.
"Then I will have to trouble Little Supreme Leader."
Gongsun Linglong smiled and bowed to the two of them. He retreated.
"Yi 'er, why? "Our Gongshu family relies on our domineering mechanism techniques to deal with the various countries. In recent years, although he had been forging equipment for the State of Qin, he had no intention of working for it.”Gongshu Chou looked at Gongsun Linglong and sighed.
"The general trend of the world is already very clear. In the future, there would only be two forces in this world, Qin and Non-Qin. Our Gongshu family's old enemy, the Mo family, is destined to stand on the non-Qin side. Grandfather, what will you choose?”Gongshu Yi also looked at Gongsun Linglong and smiled.
"In that case, with your attainments in the art of traps, you can go to the King of Qin, Ying Zheng. And why did you choose Ying Ziyi, who was far away in Longxi?”Gongshu Chou asked in confusion.
"Because I trust my intuition. Ying Ziyi would be the person who would bring the Gongshu family's domineering mechanism techniques to the peak.”Gongshu Yi said confidently.
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