Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2936 Qin Zheng's Romantic Luck

Chapter 2932 Qin Zheng's Romantic Luck

The prototype of Kenshin Himura is Kawakami Hikosai, one of the Four Great Slayers of the late Edo period, while the prototype of Isshin Ashina is the swordsman Kamiizumi Nobunaga.

In terms of fame, military achievements, and historical status, let alone being one of the four slayers of the late shogunate, even if the four of them were tied together, they would be far inferior to Kamiizumi Nobunaga.

So according to common sense, Kenshin Himura should be far inferior to Isshin Ashina in terms of strength and potential, but the fact is that he and Isshin Ashina both have the cultivation level of the late Grandmaster.

The reason for this situation is naturally because the potential of Kenshin Himura and Hikosai Kawakami increased greatly after the fusion of the two. Even his name change was affected by the fusion of the characters.

Kawakami Hikosai did not have Ying Hao to spend points to help him devour his personality. On the surface, he changed his name because he felt that his past was full of pain, so he wanted to change his name to welcome a new life, but the fact that he chose the name Kenshin Himura is enough to show that the result was dominated by Kenshin Himura's main personality.

Qin Zheng naturally didn't know the ins and outs of changing the name, nor did he want to know, but once the name was changed, it would be inconvenient for him to promote it. After all, the people of Yingzhou only knew Kawakami Gensai, but didn't know who Himura Kenshin was.

After the Battle of Yingzhou, the Qin State was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and with the constant rebellion, the casualties were naturally not small. However, the Qin army suffered fewer casualties, while the Qin Auxiliary Army suffered more casualties.

The Qin army had the largest population in Yingzhou, and with such a huge loss, it was natural for them to recruit soldiers locally. However, the morale of the Qin army that was forcibly recruited was generally low, so it was better to let the people of Yingzhou voluntarily join the army.

But how to get the people of Yingzhou to join the Qin Alliance Army? The best way to motivate them is to use Isshin Ashina and Hikosai Kawakami, who are highly respected among the people.

Therefore, He Shang Yanzai's name change at this time would undoubtedly affect Qin Zheng's plan to recruit troops.

Qin Zheng could naturally link the name of Kawakami Hikosai with Kenshin Himura again, but this would most likely make him feel resentful, and the warriors in Yingzhou are all very strong-willed, so if he was really provoked to rebel, the gain would outweigh the loss.

After careful consideration, in order to make Kenshin Himura completely return to his loyalty, Qin Zheng decided not to use Kawakami Hikosai's name. After all, for the time being, relying on Ashina Isshin alone was enough, so he planned to wait for Kenshin Himura to return to his loyalty and take the initiative to expose Kawakami Hikosai's identity.

After finalizing the arrangements for Kenshin Himura, Qin Zheng met with the hero, Yagyu Tajima no Kami, alone. After all, he was a great hero. If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass. Not rewarding his merits will sooner or later make people feel disheartened.

"Mr. Yagyu, you not only convinced the Abe brothers, but also persuaded Kawakami, uh, Himura Kenshin to surrender. These are two great achievements. This governor has decided..."

Qin Zheng originally wanted to promote Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue he realized that Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was under the jurisdiction of Hei Bing Tai and was not his direct subordinate, so he could not promote Yagyu Tajima-no-kami.

"How about this, sir, you are a martial arts lover, and I have collected some martial arts and sword techniques, so you can choose two at random."

The martial arts families in Yingzhou generally attach great importance to inheritance, but the Yagyu family's handed down martial arts can only be cultivated to the peak of the grandmaster level at most.

The martial arts and swordsmanship that Qin Zheng mentioned must be of higher quality than those of the Yagyu family, so he felt that rewarding the Yagyu family with grandmaster-level martial arts and more advanced swordsmanship was enough to reward their merits.

Upon hearing this, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami smiled and said, "There are rewards and punishments within the Black Ice Platform. Your Excellency does not need to reward again."

Qin Zheng thought that Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami was shirking his responsibility because he was concerned about the rules of the Black Ice Terrace, so he said, "That's different. Sir, you are working for me now, so you should be rewarded for your meritorious service."

Qin Zheng thought that Yagyu Tajima no Kami would accept this time, but he still refused: "Thank you for your kindness, Governor, but forget about the martial arts. The Yagyu family has not even mastered their own martial arts. If they covet other martial arts, they will only bite off more than they can chew. But sir, I have a request, and I hope you will agree to it."

"What is it? As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely satisfy you."

Hearing Qin Zheng's words, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami also felt relieved and carefully tried to test him: "Since the last time we met, I have admired you very much. I would rather be a slave than stay by your side. Please give me a chance to relieve my longing for you."

Hearing this and thinking about what Yagyu Tajima-no-kami had said before, Qin Zheng almost thought that the other party did not want the reward. After all, it was not a good thing for a subordinate to have no desires. However, he did not expect that the other party would change the subject and actually think of giving him his daughter.

There have actually been many cases of marriage between the Qin Dynasty and the local clans of Yingzhou. The most typical one is that Wu Qi, the governor of Yongzhou, married Tachibana Michiyo, the daughter of Tachibana Dosetsu.

After the fall of Japan, the Yingzhou clans generally felt insecure, fearing that they would be affected, so they sought to gain status and a sense of security through marriage, which was just a way of self-protection.

As for Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami's daughter, Yagyu Yukihime, Qin Zheng had seen her before when he was a guest at the Yagyu family. To be honest, she was indeed a stunning beauty with both talent and appearance. It was said that many people who proposed marriage to her almost broke down the threshold of the Yagyu family, but they were all rejected by Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami.

It was thought that Yagyu Tajima-no-kami did not like those young talents because the proposers were not talented and capable enough, but he did not expect that the other party had such great ambitions and was actually planning to form an alliance with Qin Zheng. This shrewdness made Qin Zheng secretly curse him as an old fox.

If the Yingzhou clans were to form an alliance, Qin Zheng would definitely be the best candidate for marriage in Great Qin, except for Ying Hao. After all, Ying Hao had already married Oda Ichi and Tsukuyomi, so a political marriage was impossible for him. However, Qin Zheng had never formed a political marriage with Yingzhou yet.

Therefore, from the beginning when Qin Zheng set foot in Yingzhou, a large number of families had actually been eyeing Qin Zheng and wanted to have a political marriage with him. However, they had no connections and could not even meet Qin Zheng, which was why Yagyu Tajima no Kami came from behind and seized the opportunity.

From the perspective of Yagyu Tajima no Kami, although he is now under the rule of the Central Plains of the Great Qin, he is still not completely accepted. But if he marries Qin Zheng, it will be different. Even if his daughter only marries Qin Zheng as a concubine, it will be enough for the Great Qin to completely accept the Yagyu family, and then he will be able to possess all the secrets of martial arts openly.

As for Qin Zheng, to be honest, he was not actually averse to marrying Yagyu Yukihime. After all, she would not be his legal wife.

  Qin Zheng's wife was Gongsun Li. Although the couple had always had a good relationship, it did not mean that Qin Zheng did not take concubines. In addition to Gongsun Li, Qin Zheng had two concubines: Long Kui, the sister of Long Jue, and Yang Ruoxi, the daughter of the Yang family.

Long Kui is from "Chinese Paladin 3". After she was born, she was implanted as the younger sister of Long Qie and Long Yang. She once served as Ren Hongchang's maid. It was also through Ren Hongchang's introduction that she married Qin Zheng as his second wife.

Yang Ruoxi appears in the TV series "Emperor Qin Li Shimin". After she was born, she was implanted as the daughter of the Hongnong Yang family. Qin Zheng was in charge of Yongzhou in order to win over the Yang family, so he decided to marry Yang Ruoxi after leaving office.

Among Qin Zheng's one wife and two concubines, Gongsun Li and Yang Ruoxi were both political marriages, and only Long Kui was considered to be a mutual match. The former two were not from local families during his term of office.

Now that Qin Zheng is the governor of Yingzhou, it would be bad if he married into a big family in Yingzhou during his term of office. If the news gets out, it might affect his reputation and make people think that he is abusing his power for personal gain.

The officials of the Qin Dynasty had a unified consensus, that is, they valued reputation more than profit. The Qin government naturally did not want to leave a stain on itself, even if the stain was so small that it could be ignored.

But unfortunately, he had said too much before, and the old fox, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, was very good at talking.

It was obvious that the old fellow had a lot of calculations in mind, but in his mouth it became that he would rather not pass on the martial arts than not want to fulfill his daughter's wish, and he even said something like becoming a slave.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was so humble that if Qin Zheng still refused, it would be unreasonable and would make him seem very inhuman.

It’s difficult.

"Forget it. The Yagyu family is a big family in Yingzhou. We will still need to rely on Yagyu Tajima-no-kami in the future. It's not a bad idea to take his daughter as a concubine."

Considering that Yagyu Tajima-no-kami had indeed helped him a lot, and that he would still need to rely on him in the future, he felt that there was a big fish behind Kamo Tadayuki, so Qin Zheng decided to marry into the Yagyu family.

"Mr. Liu Sheng, your love is so deep, how can I let you down? Qin Zheng is willing to take Miss Liu Sheng as his concubine."

Hearing Qin Zheng's words, Yagyu Tajima no Kami was naturally overjoyed and said quickly: "It is her great fortune that my daughter can serve you, sir."

After saying this, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami shouted to the outside world: "Come in quickly and meet your future husband."

Qin Zheng was stunned. He obviously didn't expect that Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami would bring his daughter here. Was he so impatient? But then he realized that there was something wrong with his words.

Wait, what do you mean?

Under Qin Zheng's astonished gaze, two stunning women with skin as white as snow and wearing Japanese clothes walked in. The older one was the Yagyu Yukihime whom Qin Zheng had met before, and the younger girl was her sister Yagyu Piaoxu.

After listening to Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's introduction, Qin Zheng's face froze. He thought that Tajima-no-kami would only give away one daughter, but he didn't expect it to be two.

Okay, okay, you old man are taking advantage of the situation and want to marry both of your daughters to him.

  The elder sister, Yagyu Yukihime, is only sixteen years old, so the younger sister, Yagyu Piaoxu, must be only fifteen years old at most?

When he thought of this, Qin Zheng subconsciously wanted to refuse. After all, one marriage was enough, and two was actually a bit redundant.

But when he took another look at Liu Sheng Piaoxu's pure, heroic face, which was 90% similar to Yang Ruoxi, Qin Zheng immediately swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Xue Ji, Piao Xu, the master has agreed to keep you. From now on, he is not only your husband, but also your master. You must serve him as concubines, and die for him as subjects. Do you understand?"

"Hayi." The two sisters said in unison.

Qin Zheng was surprised when he heard this, because he felt the fluctuation of internal force from the responses of the two sisters, and it was quite strong.

Although he had seen Yukihime Yagyu before, he had never been in close contact with her. They were very far away, and the other party was intentionally restraining her aura, so even though he was a master, he could not sense the fluctuations of her internal force.

But now, after a closer observation, I found that not only Yagyu Yukihime, but also her younger sister Yagyu Piaoxu is also a warrior, and the strength of the two sisters is not weak.

Through investigation, Qin Zheng discovered that Yagyu Yukihime had already reached the initial stage of super first-class cultivation, and her sister Yagyu Piaoxu had also reached the first-class realm. It was obvious that both sisters had high talent in martial arts. I dare not say how high it is, but it should be certain that they will reach the grandmaster level in the future.

Qin Zheng thought that Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami would only give him a vase, but he didn't expect that they would send him two beauties with great martial arts talents. I believe that no one would refuse such a political marriage.

"Mr. Liu Sheng, no, father-in-law, you are thoughtful. I am very satisfied with the two young ladies."

Seeing that Qin Zheng's satisfied expression did not seem fake, Yagyu Tajima no Kami also felt completely relieved.

He knew that using merit as an excuse to seek reward was taboo in the eyes of those in power, but he still wanted to take a gamble, because if he failed, the worst he would do was be rejected, but if he succeeded, the Yagyu family would soar to fame, and the confidence he had in this gamble was his two daughters who were both talented and beautiful.

Facts have proved that Yagyu Tajima no Kami's bet was right. For a man like Qin Zheng, beauty is only the foundation, and strength is a plus.