In the vast world, countless empires stood side by side, ushering in the era of all countries.
Among them, there were five great empires in the Central Plains: Qin, Sui, Tang, Song, and Ming.
There were countless legends in the Jianghu. There was Ye Gucheng, the City Lord of White Cloud City, whose sword came from the west and flew from the sky. There was also Dugu Qiubai, the Sword Demon who defeated all the heroes in the world and was difficult to find. There was also Zhang Sanfeng, the Taoist of Wudang who was like an immortal.
In the temple, there were capable ministers who could revive and destroy a country with a single word, generals who could prepare their troops and horses, and kings who had the ambition to rule the world.
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Great Qin Empire, Xianyang Palace.
A court meeting was being held in a grand and solemn palace.
There were hundreds of civil and military officials standing in the two rows. The civil officials included Prime Minister Li Si, Neishi Teng, and others. The generals included Meng Wu, Meng Tian, Wang Ben, Li Xin, and others.
At the very top of the palace, the Great Qin Emperor was seated and looking down at all the officials.
Ying Zheng.
He sat on the throne, wearing a black and red imperial robe and a crown. His body emitted an imposing aura that could not be ignored. He was like a hibernating black dragon that would choose someone to devour at any time.
No one dared to offend him.
And all the officials knew that the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng was in a state of fury.
This was because the Xiongnu in the north had invaded the Qin border again.
The Qin Emperor Ying Zheng's dragon eyes flashed with a cold light as he glanced at all the ministers and said,"
"The Xiongnu have invaded our Great Qin border again and slaughtered our Great Qin citizens. These bandits should be exterminated. Do you have a way to exterminate the Xiongnu?”
After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the palace became much more relaxed. Many civil and military officials began to discuss countermeasures.
"The Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded the borders of our Great Qin, burning, killing, and looting.”
"It's easy to defeat the Xiongnu, but it's extremely difficult to completely exterminate them.”
"The Xiongnu live in the northern frontier of the Central Plains, a bitterly cold land. They also have the foreign Turkic Kingdoms as allies. If they want to touch the Xiongnu, I'm afraid the foreign tribes will join forces.”
"There are still difficulties. The Great Qin army is extremely strong, but we lack stirrups, saddles, and other items.
If there are stirrers, high bridge saddles, etc., with the strength of our Great Qin cavalry, we can definitely seal Lang Juxu, kill into the hinterland of foreign tribes, and destroy the Xiongnu.”
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The discussion in the palace grew louder. The Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, looked at the civil and military officials below and asked,"
"Have you thought of a way to kill the Xiongnu?”
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Prime Minister Li Si took a deep breath and walked out from the ranks of civil officials, holding an ivory board in his hand,"
"Your Majesty, this subject Li Si has a plan. If it is carried out in the long run, it can destroy the Xiongnu!”
When the news of the Xiongnu invasion reached Xianyang City, the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, had asked him in private. After several days, he had already thought of a way to exterminate the Xiongnu.
"Speak!" Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
"I have two plans. One is to make friends with the distant and attack the near. The second is to prepare for military supplies!”
Li Si held the board and said loudly," Our Great Qin's infantry and cavalry are the best among the countries. We can easily defeat the Xiongnu."”
"However, the Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded the borders of Great Qin. Even if they are forced back by Great Qin's cavalry, they will still invade Great Qin again.”
"What the Xiongnu rely on is nothing more than their foreign alliance with the Turkic Kingdom, as well as their ability to move quickly as nomadic cavalry.”
"As long as we resolve these two issues, we will be able to completely exterminate the Xiongnu. This subject's strategy is to resolve these two issues.”
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Si's analysis."
"What do you mean by attacking from afar?"
"Our Great Qin has the problem of the Xiongnu border, and the Great Tang also has the problem of the Turks.
Moreover, the Great Tang does not have any territorial disputes with Great Qin and is far away from Great Qin. I believe that we can form an alliance with the Great Tang.”
Li Si said," The Great Qin can solve the Xiongnu border problem, and the Great Tang can solve the Turkic border problem, so the Xiongnu and Turkic countries cannot help each other."”
"Second, what about the military supplies?" asked Ying Zheng.”
" The Xiongnu are nomadic people," Li Si said." Their cavalry moves as fast as lightning.
"Our Great Qin's cavalry is strong, but our mobility is weaker than the Xiongnu's. Often, after the Xiongnu invade our territory, we can only kill a portion of the Xiongnu cavalry and not all of them!”
"I've heard that the Great Tang has developed a new type of military equipment called stirrups and saddles, which can increase the speed of the cavalry.”
"I believe that our Great Qin cavalry should also be equipped with such military supplies. If we have stirrups and saddles, it is possible for our Great Qin cavalry to charge into the Xiongnu's hinterland and seal Lang Juxu.”
Qin Emperor Ying Zheng tapped his finger on the throne, thought for a moment and said,"
"The stirrups and saddles developed by the Great Tang are new Secret Techniques, so I'm afraid they won't be so easy to hand over to us. Also, Great Qin and Great Tang have never established diplomatic relations.”
" Yes," Li Si nodded and said," Great Qin and Great Tang have never established diplomatic relations, but we both have foreign enemies.
Moreover, our two countries have no territorial disputes. As long as Great Qin and the Great Tang show sincerity and gain trust, the Great Tang will become our ally.”
"What sincerity?" Ying Zheng asked immediately.
"Marriage!" " Choose a prince among His Majesty's sons and marry the princess of the Tang Empire," Li Si said." We can form an alliance by forming a good relationship between Qin and Tang."”
After Li Si finished speaking, Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
It was not difficult to choose a prince among his sons.
However, Great Qin and the Great Tang had never established diplomatic relations, so if they wanted to form an alliance, they had to choose a Prince with some weight. Otherwise, choosing a Prince would be looking down on the Great Tang and would backfire.
The Great Tang was not weaker than Great Qin, so they had to take this alliance seriously.
"Li Si, who do you think is suitable to take on this great responsibility among my princes?”Ying Zheng asked Li Si.
"I, Li Si, do not know!"
He had already proposed the strategy. Deciding was something that the king should do, not to mention that it involved the emperor and the kings. Li Si wisely chose to shut up.
"Do you have any recommendations?"
Ying Zheng asked the civil and military officials, and many of them lowered their heads as well.
Among all the princes of the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, the most important one was the eldest son of the Qin Emperor, Fusu. He was well-versed in martial arts, kind, and polite. However, Fusu was the eldest son of the Qin Emperor, and the face of the Qin Country. It was impossible for him to marry into the Qin Empire.
Among the other princes, only Huhai had some influence, but he was too young.
"Don't you have any recommendations for a prince?”
Ying Zheng's eyes quietly fell on the young man in white robes, who was sitting on the left side of the hall. A hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
Even though Fu Su was the eldest son and was not suitable for a marriage alliance, he hoped that his son would stand up decisively and take the initiative to share his worries.
All the officials in the court were silent.
At this moment, a blinding golden light shone into the palace.
The leader of the Shadow Secret Guards, Zhang Han, walked into the hall and reported anxiously,""Your Majesty, a strange object fell from the sky. A golden stone tablet fell from the nine heavens in the eastern city of Xianyang City!”
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