System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 281 Reward (4000 words)

After the celebration banquet was held, some Qin soldiers and ethnic groups went north to Huaiyang and began their journey home.

Along with these Qin soldiers, there were also women from the palace of the King of Chu. These women were the spoils of Qin's war.

Before they left, many fish gave orders to die, and no adultery was allowed on the way. The state of Chu had been destroyed. Although these women had not yet been dealt with by the king, they were already people of Qin. If there is any rape, the death penalty shall be imposed according to Qin law.

Based on their admiration for Lord Ding'an and respect for Qin's laws, most of the Qin soldiers followed the rules.

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The Qin State destroyed the Chu State in such a short period of time, causing an uproar in all the vassal states.

King Zhao: "This is impossible! When did the Qin State become so capable of fighting? This must be a trick of suspicion! It was clear that the Qin State was defeated by Li Mu before attacking Chu."

King Qi learned the news relatively late. He learned about it only after almost everyone in the capital of Qi had a copy of the "Bashu News".

The King of Qi held the Queen's hand and wept silently: "The country of Qi is in danger. If we have a figure like Lord Ding'an in Qi, we can be safe for a hundred years."

The King of Qi really envied the Qin State. The Qin State was so focused on agriculture and suppressed business, but it still managed to produce Lord Ding'an who was good at business and war. Isn't this the smoke coming out of the ancestral graves? Lord Ding'an was clearly alive when Guan Zhong was alive, so why was he reincarnated in Qin?

Queen Qi gently stroked King Qi's back and comforted him: "We, Qi State, have been friends with Qin State for generations, and Qin State will not do anything to us."

As for the King of Yan, after learning that Qin had destroyed Chu, he was so angry that he smashed the exquisite porcelain in the palace to pieces: "Chu is such a waste!"

King Yan stared at the porcelain fragments on the ground, feeling heartbroken and regretful. These porcelains from Bashu were very expensive. Even though King Yan was rich, he only put a few in the main hall for appearance.

"I am siding with the enemy." When he thought that the money he spent on buying Bashu porcelain would be used by Lord Ding'an to destroy Chu, King Yan felt bad.

King Zhao was even more regretful and fainted directly in the court.

"The destiny is not in Zhao!" As soon as King Zhao woke up, he felt sad and pulled Li Mu to cry sadly.

Think about it, the current Qin Wangzheng and Ding'an Jun were both born and raised in Handan, but they fled to Qin!

Earlier, Prince Chu of Qin was also held hostage in Zhao State and was rescued by Lu Buwei.

Even Lian Po, who performed outstandingly in the battle to destroy Chu, had been a general in Zhao for decades!

They all had an unpleasant past with the State of Zhao. Thinking of this, King Zhao shuddered and said to Li Mu, "I can only rely on you! The Qin State and the Zhao State have a blood feud and will fight until death!"

Li Mu held the hand of King Zhao tightly, gritted his teeth and swore: "As long as I, Li Mu, are here, the Qin people will never even think of setting foot on my land of Zhao!"

Because the results of Qin's victory over Chu were so rapid, people who paid attention to the matter wanted to know the details, so they rushed to buy "Bashu News".

This rush of buying intensified the efforts of merchants to sell the "Ba-Shu News". For a time, even the illiterate farmers in the farmland knew that the Qin army was brave and defeated the Chu State with overwhelming force.

The entire Qin State, especially Xianyang, fell into a sea of ​​carnival!

The Xianyang office of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce directly beat gongs and drums and displayed banners "Warmly celebrate Qin's destruction of Chu", "The whole world celebrates, all products are 20% off", "Within ten days, anyone who has made meritorious service in the battle against Chu will be free of charge" Get a gift package at Bashu Mall! 》

The person in charge of the Xianyang branch of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce had his face frozen with laughter. He stood in a three-story street-facing shop and directed his employees to go around.

"Hurry! Place all the products and strive to officially open the mall tomorrow and build a reputation!"

"Where is the inventory? Is the inventory enough? If not, contact the Department of Transportation! This opportunity is once in a lifetime, maybe the president will come to Xianyang, so you should behave well!"

The person in charge really felt that God bless the president, God bless the Bashu Chamber of Commerce. In the past, the Bashu Chamber of Commerce was afraid of the local nobles in Xianyang, and they only did small business when doing business.

Later, the president was granted the title of Anjun, and the Bashu Chamber of Commerce quarreled for a month. Finally, they voted to open a large shopping mall directly in Xianyang! complete in one step!

The person in charge clearly remembers that the head of the Li family categorically stated at that time that the president would never stop at Ding'an Lord, and the Bashu Chamber of Commerce would never lose the prestige of the president!

This shopping mall has been very bumpy, and the president's strength is obvious to all, but most of the forces are in Bashu. In Xianyang, both the president and the chamber of commerce have a tacit understanding not to get involved too much.

So the nobles of Xianyang blocked the construction of the mall in all aspects.

Want to rent a house? It's stuck on you and you won't rent it. If the person in charge is angry, then buy a shop!

Want to go through the formalities? You are stuck. It could be done in three days, but it is stuck for a month.

Later, when did things start going smoothly?

The person in charge touched the top of his hair and found that his originally thick hair had become sparse. He could only maintain his handsome image by relying on a wig.

By the way, it started from the Qin State to attack Chu, it started from the Qin State Navy's violent beating of the Chu State Navy, and it started from the appearance of Lord Ding'an's heavy cavalry. Everything seemed to have been pressed on the accelerator button, and the construction progress of the mall was advancing by leaps and bounds!

"The president is right, fists are the hard power!" The person in charge felt that Bashu's ships were not powerful enough, Lord Ding'an's heavy cavalry was not strong enough, and Bashu's weapons were not advanced enough!

The person in charge's eyes were filled with blazing fire, and he swore in a low voice: "President, I will definitely make more money and arm the Bashu soldiers to the teeth!"

On the opening day of Bashu Shopping Mall, people in Xianyang almost crowded through the store doors. Finally, the city's guards noticed something was wrong and hurried over to maintain order, thus avoiding a stampede.

Some people saw the guards smiling at the mall employees and couldn't help but wonder: "The sun is rising in the west? Why are the guards so kind today? I thought they would close the mall directly."

His friend rolled his eyes at him and said with disdain: "Don't even look at who owns this shopping mall. It's in Lord Ding'an's name!"

"That's right! Lord Ding'an made great contributions in the battle to destroy Chu, and he deserves such preferential treatment!"

"You still have the time to talk about this! Bashu shopping mall is on sale! Bashu goods that you couldn't buy with money in the past are on sale today, why don't you hurry up and grab them?"

"You're right, give in quickly, I want to go in!"

In Xianyang City, the people rejoiced and received benefits, and in the palace of King Qin, congratulations continued.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Kingdom of Chu has been destroyed, and the whole world is under the applause of Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Some veterans couldn't help covering their faces and weeping. Several generations of Qin kings worked hard to develop Qin from a small, remote country into the current overlord of the Central Plains. Seeing that they are only a stone's throw away from unifying the six countries, this is called How can people not be excited?

The clan members of the Qin State even prepared a grand ancestor worship ceremony to comfort their ancestors of all generations with this good news!

Qin Wangzheng had a rare smile. Ever since he returned to Qin, he had always been indifferent to joy and anger.

Just when everyone was praising each other and congratulating each other, Qin Wangzheng dropped a big bomb. He wanted to tour the Chu Kingdom!

"What?! The king is coming?!" After Meng Zhuan received the edict from Qin Wangzheng, he went crazy.

What are those adults in Xianyang doing? How can the king be allowed to put himself in danger? ! The Chu Kingdom has just been destroyed. Who knows if someone will be unfavorable to the king?

Many fish were happy at first to finally see Azheng again, but then they felt a headache. Ah Zheng is now the King of Qin. Not to mention how complicated the trip will be, how to ensure the safety issue?

Many Fish took a closer look at the imperial edict and Azheng's private message, and relaxed a little: "The king originally intended to go on a parade, but was stopped by the ministers in the court. Instead, the reward was given near Huaiyang."

Meng Zhuan shook his head helplessly, that's all, compared to going on a parade, coming to Chu land for a reward seemed reasonable and more acceptable.

After receiving the edict from Qin Wangzheng, Duoyu and Menghuang did not dare to neglect, and immediately handed over the tiger talisman to the deputy general, and then the two of them headed to Huaiyang lightly.

Since the two of them were traveling lightly, they quickly caught up with the group of people in front of them.

In front were the captains with more meritorious services, who were ordered to escort thousands of people including the King of Chu, concubines, and craftsmen, as well as various treasures and books that could be moved away.

Because of the large number of people, Duoyu discussed with Meng Zhuang and planned to go with this group of people, lest anyone in the team learn about King Qin's political trip and cause trouble.

"The speed is too slow." Many fish frowned and looked at the delicate and frail harem women and the once pampered King Chu and others. They simply put them to death, meaning they wanted to rest because they couldn't walk anymore.

Meng Zhuang was very anxious, he couldn't let the king arrive first, could he wait for them?

Many fish decided to take the water route instead and use big boats to transport these people away!

After switching to the water route, the journey was much faster, but it also had a disadvantage, that is, the news was not as smooth as traveling by land.

It wasn't until they arrived at their destination that many fish learned that the Xiang family had surrendered.

War in ancient times was different from that of later generations. Basically, as long as a large city was captured, it would be considered a victory. Because there were not so many manpower to plow the fields, people who were avoiding wars were often hidden in the mountains. Some even hid in the mountains and forests since the Shang Dynasty.

After the Xiang family was defeated in the Chu capital, they took the entire clan into hiding.

"Isn't this natural? How can they survive in a barren land? We in Great Qin don't have the habit of massacring cities and killing prisoners. If they take the initiative to seek refuge, they might even be rewarded, just like those feudal lords who are aware of current affairs." Meng Zhuan took it for granted. road.

Many fish shook their heads secretly in their hearts. This Xiang Liang who led the crowd to surrender was different from the surrendered princes.

This person is good at planning, thoughtful, and brave. He probably surrendered to save his people, endure the humiliation, and then take revenge.

Now that Xiang Liang has appeared, are Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, the overlords of Western Chu, also among them?

Many fish decided to take the time to see them. If they were determined to resist Qin and were determined, they might as well nip the danger in the bud.

Duo Yu, Meng Zhuan and others arrived in Huaiyang successfully. After taking a day's rest to wash off the dust, they waited outside Huaiyang City with tens of thousands of Qin's troops, waiting for the arrival of Qin Wangzheng.

After Qin Wangzheng's car drove a ten-mile road, a grand surrender parade ceremony was held in the western suburbs of Huaiyang.

Feng Chang, who was in charge of the rituals of the ancestral temple, also accompanied the king east this time. He had prepared a complete set of rituals and music early. Tens of thousands of Qin soldiers surrounded both sides. With the sound of swords hitting shields, the music officials began to ring bells and fou. Played the vigorous "Yin Wu".

The king of Chu was naked, leading his sheep to look at their heads, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.

Many fish looked at this scene and their thoughts were a little far away. If they were left in future generations, they would definitely be said to have no human rights and harmed minors.

However, in this era, he is not a child, but the master of a country, shouldering the responsibility of resisting the dawn of time. He has no qualifications to be childish. Just like himself and Qin Wangzheng, the enemy will not show mercy just because the person sitting on the throne is a child.

If virtue is not matched, he will end up like the king of Chu.

After the surrender ceremony, the big show came. The King of Qin immediately announced the rewards for the soldiers who defeated Chu.

"Ding'an Lord has many fishes. He has made great contributions to defeating Xiang Yan's army and captured the King of Chu. He will be promoted to the title of Marquis of Guannei!"

As the King of Qin announced loudly, the Qin soldiers burst into thunderous applause, and many Qin soldiers in Bashu County burst into tears.

The Qin Kingdom has had no monarchs for several years, but today, here, a new marquis was born!

This is a real Marquis who rose through the ranks through merit! This allows the Qin soldiers at the bottom to see a ladder to heaven. As long as they are capable enough, they can be awarded the title of marquis!

Many fish knelt heavily on their knees and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Many fish stood up and smiled at the aloof Qin Wangzheng.

In the memory, the two children clinging to each other on the threshold, supporting each other, overcome obstacles and finally reached the pinnacle of power.

I believe that before long, they will rule the Kyushu and create a new prosperous age!

The dazzling sunlight made many fish feel slightly dazed. Among the colorful spots, many fish seemed to see Aweng and Shi Niang, who were smiling to themselves with their backs to the sun.

The corners of many fish's eyes were moist, and they licked their dry lips unconsciously. There were many things they wanted to say to them.

Throughout the afternoon, Huaiyang seemed to be thrown into boiling water, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

In addition to Lord Ding'an, many fish were ennobled, Meng Qian, Meng Qian, Wang Jian and Lian Po were all promoted two levels each.

The soldiers and soldiers below also gained a lot, and everyone was beaming with joy.

After two busy days, King Qin summoned many fish, and they sat face to face in the king's tent.

Qin Wangzheng put a piece of dried fish meat on many fishes with his own hands, and said softly: "I taught the chef to make this. You can try it, but how does it taste when the chef's wife makes it?"

Duoyu took the dried fish meat and chewed it carefully: "Well, it's nine images. Did you learn this from my wife?"

"Yeah, I was thinking at that time, if we can't survive in Qin State and we go back to the mountains and forests, and you are not good at cooking, then I will have to learn more. I can't just eat baked potatoes every day." Qin Wangzheng remembered The sincere little boy back then felt as if he was in another world.

Many fish smiled and said softly: "You have been mature since you were a child and are more stable than me."

The two fell into silence again for a while.

After a long time, Qin Wangzheng slowly said: "Do you think we have enough strength to attack Zhao again?"

Many Fish put down the dried fish meat in their hands and said, facing Qin Wangzheng's focused gaze, "It's not appropriate to start another war."

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