After leaving the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Jiang Li wandered the streets of Xianyang City, looking at the buildings of different styles with great interest.
Xianyang City occupied a large area, with a permanent population of nearly 400,000. The Wei River that passed through the city divided Xianyang City into two sides.
Although Xianyang was bustling, it was still lacking compared to Handan of Zhao and Linzi of Qi.
Only after the Ancestral Dragon unified the world and expanded Xianyang City could Xianyang become the number one city in the world. Its permanent population exceeded one million. At its peak, Xianyang had a population of 1.3 million.
This number was quite glorious. After all, from the end of the Warring States Period to the fall of Great Qin, excluding the foreign races, China's population had always been around 30 million.
After the Ancestral Dragon died, the nobles of the six dynasties began to lead the survivors of the six dynasties to rebel. The world was once again in turmoil.
After the war between Chu and Han ended and the Han Dynasty was established, the population of the world had been reduced from 30 million to only about 15 million.
No matter who was in power, the commoners would still suffer. The total population had been reduced by half. Just thinking about it, one could imagine how miserable the commoners would be.
The sharp decline in population indirectly led to the early Han Dynasty being oppressed by foreign races. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty had to ease the conflict between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu through the marriage of princesses.
A few decades later, the Xiongnu Maodun Chanyu took advantage of the war between Chu and Han to break Donghu in the east, attack the Yue family in the west, conquer Dingling Jiankun in the north, and destroy Loufan Baiyang in the south, thus controlling the vast areas of northern, northeastern, and northwestern China.
At that time, the Xiongnu had more than 300,000 cavalry. They were very powerful and were not afraid of Liu Bang's Han Dynasty at all.
It was not until the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang, and other famous leaders appeared in the Han Dynasty. After many years of hard work, they finally defeated the Xiongnu, built the Outer Great Wall, recovered the Hetao area, and incorporated Hexi into their territory, causing the situation of no royal court in Mobei to be born.
In the year of Duke Huan of Changping and Duke Huan of Jin, Wei Qing's chariot went on seven expeditions to the north to climb Tian Yan.
Feng Lang lived in Xu, and the champion Hou rode on the Xiongnu.
Schleswig Yan Ran, Dou Xian led Qiang Hu border miscellaneous troops, in one fell swoop empty ShuoTing.
Those who dare to invade the powerful Han Dynasty will be killed even if they are far away. Chen Tang's credit is unparalleled in history.
The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the territory of the Han Dynasty and was an important time point for the Han Dynasty to become powerful.
" Qin destroyed the six states. The Ancestral Dragon died and the world was divided. Chu and Han fought for supremacy. Xiang Yu committed suicide on the Wu River. Liu Bang established Han on behalf of Qin…"
Jiang Li sighed with emotion. With the death of Qin Shihuang, the seemingly powerful and glorious Great Qin collapsed quickly.
"The reason why the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, it seems that my cheap uncle Zhao Gao is going to take the biggest blame.”
Jiang Li's gaze was strange. The image of his cheap uncle, who was a thousand-year-old sly fellow, instantly appeared in his mind.
Through his memories, he finally understood the enmity between his cheap uncle and the Qin royal family.
Zhao Gao's father and Ying Zheng's mother, Zhao Ji, were of the same clan. When Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng returned to Qin from Zhao, Zhao Gao's father also left Handan and came to Xianyang.
Because Zhao Gao's father had clung onto Lady Zhao's thigh, he quickly obtained the position of county governor.
However, Zhao Gao's father loved money, bullied the villagers, and enjoyed pleasure. During his term of office, he embezzled and accepted a huge amount of bribes. All kinds of evil deeds were impeached and exposed.
According to the laws of the Qin country, this kind of thing was considered to be the extermination of a family.
In the end, with the intervention of Lady Zhao, the Zhao family's death penalty was exempted. The women were demoted to prostitutes, and the men were sentenced to castration and sent to the palace to work.
It was because of this that his cheap uncle, who was young and had a good life, was implicated and became a eunuch.
His cheap uncle was very good at digging his own grave. He hid his hatred deep in his heart and quickly won the recognition and promotion of Lady Zhao with his extraordinary mind, powerful strength, and loyal performance.
Because her cheap uncle, Zhao Gao, was efficient, flawless, and had never made a mistake, Lady Zhao trusted him even more. In addition, Lady Zhao gradually lost interest in the network, so she began to delegate power to Zhao Gao and let him take charge of a part of the network.
Concubine Zhao was the birth mother of the King of Qin, the Empress Dowager who held power behind the curtain. She did not think much of an assassin organization like the Network.
Moreover, Zhao Gao was a eunuch, and it was her who saved Zhao Gao's entire family from being exterminated, so she felt that Zhao Gao was undoubtedly someone she could trust.
After Lu Buwei's fall, Zhao Gao immediately abandoned Lady Zhao and went to the Ancestral Dragon without a word, thus taking full control of the net.
In the process of Great Qin destroying the six countries, the net had absorbed enough nutrients and grown into a massive net. At that moment, Zhao Gao's ambition grew, and his desire for revenge took root. He started to weave a plan to destroy Great Qin.
" Prime Minister Lu Buwei, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, Lord Changping, Ancestral Dragon Ying Zheng…" Jiang Li muttered to himself. A game of the court appeared in his mind.
At this stage, the Ancestral Dragon had just turned 21 years old. In another year, he would be able to perform the coronation ceremony and officially request to take over the government.
At this point in time, there were many undercurrents in the State of Qin. Lu Buwei did not want to return the power to the Ancestral Dragon. He wanted the Ancestral Dragon to continue being a puppet.
If Ying Zheng wanted to govern personally, he had to topple two big mountains. One was Prime Minister Lu Buwei, and the other was Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, who was behind the curtain. He did not have to care about the relatives like Lord Chang Ping and Lord Chang Wen. They were suppressed by Lu Buwei to the point where they could not lift their heads up, but they could be used instead.
In short, the only obstacle to the Ancestral Dragon's rule was Prime Minister Lu Buwei, and Old Lu was especially good at stirring up trouble.
First, Lu Buwei secretly instigated Ying Zheng's half-brother, the Lord of Chang 'an, Ying Chengjiao, to rebel and seize the throne. Then, he sent Lao Ai into the palace, hoping to use this bond to repair the gradually deteriorating relationship between him and Empress Dowager Zhao, and regain her support.
Unfortunately, Ying Chengjiao's rebellion failed. Lu Buwei had no choice but to use the net to get rid of Chang 'an Jun Chengjiao and destroy all the evidence that could possibly link the two parties.
Not to mention Lao Ai, it was a completely stupid move. Even Lu Buwei did not expect that this guy would be so bold as to turn the tables and try to ride on his head.
When the Lord of Chang 'an and Lao Ai both passed away, Ying Zheng took over the power vacuum left by both sides. Lu Buwei was the Prime Minister, not the King, and he could not support himself alone. In the end, because of Lao Ai's case, Ying Zheng removed Lu Buwei from his post as Prime Minister and exiled him to Ba and Shu.
Lu Buwei had committed suicide by drinking poisoned wine, and this had nothing to do with Ying Zheng. After all, everyone had seen Lu Buwei's contributions to Great Qin, and Ying Zheng was not that narrow-minded.
Jiang Li guessed that it was most likely his cheap uncle, Zhao Gao, who wanted to keep all the secrets of the network a secret and keep it to himself.
"Cheap uncle Zhao Gao, a sly old man…"
As he was muttering, Jiang Li returned to his residence. It was a courtyard with four entrances and four exits. The words " Zhao Mansion " were written on it.
This place was the residence that Zhao Gao had built in Xianyang City. It was uninhabited all year round. Jiang Li had come from Handan, the State of Zhao, to seek shelter from his uncle, and was arranged to live here.
The end of the Warring States Period was very dangerous, and this was a low-level Warring States Period. He had no family, so he could at least be safe by going to his cheap uncle, Zhao Gao, and avoid being suddenly killed by some strong people.
People in the future often said that a hero would die before he could finish his mission. Jiang Li did not want to experience such a thing.
It was too risky to rush up and rely on the Ancestral Dragon as a pawn because the Ancestral Dragon had yet to reach adulthood and could not govern personally. He did not have much power in his hands.
After the Ancestral Dragon finished his coronation ceremony, he could openly request to take over the power of the State of Qin. At that time, it would be safer to rely on him. The risk was the smallest, and the benefits could be maximized.
At present, he needed to wait slowly and then hug Brother Zheng's thigh. He would live a life of glory and wealth, marry dozens of wives, and enjoy a comfortable life. He could not die before he could finish his work.
A transmigrator without a cheat or a cheat was such a tragedy. He couldn't be like the other transmigrator seniors who were able to push things along the way or even become the emperor himself.
"Speaking of which, when will the Moon Goddess of the East arrive at Xianyang?”
"When will the Yin-Yang School join Great Qin?”
"Donghuang Taiyi is thinking the same thing as me?”
Outside the main gate of the Zhao Mansion, Jiang Li sat on the bluestone steps outside the door and pondered about the Yin-Yang School.
Without a doubt, he was also very curious about the secrets of the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions.
The ancient times were obviously a Mid Level Martial World or a High Level Martial World. Immortality did not seem to be a myth, but a possibility that could be realized or even existed directly.
"Could it be that the Yin-Yang School is also waiting for Ying Zheng to reach the top and then approach us?”Jiang Li thought of such a possibility.
It had only been a few years since the Ancestral Dragon had ascended to the throne, but he had destroyed all the obstacles. The Yin-Yang School had provided him with great help, and Lu Buwei's net was no match for the Yin-Yang School.
" Poaching the enemy and infiltrating the Yin-Yang School to spy on the secrets of the Azure Dragon's Seven Constellations. Therefore, we have to start with the Eastern Monarch and Moon Goddess…"
He had a rough plan in his mind. He needed to sacrifice his body to hook up with Eastern Monarch and Moon Goddess to complete his plan to break through the Yin-Yang School from the inside.
"This shouldn't be considered living off a woman!"
Jiang Li asked himself first, then narrowed his eyes and smiled.
If he could capture the Eastern Monarch, Yueshen, Xiang Furen, Young Si Ming, and Great Si Ming of the Yin-Yang School, would that be considered indirectly controlling half of the Yin-Yang School?
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