my grandfather was qin shi huang

"I am now more and more curious about what kind of changes this Emperor's Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, will bring to this world..."

Old Man Huangshi leaned on his bamboo stick and looked around at the unheard-of scene in front of him, with a trace of deep throbbing flashing in his narrow eyes. He is the true hermit master in this world.

His subordinates not only trained political wizards like Zhang Liang, but also taught talented physiognomists like Xu Fu who would go down in history. Even the carving techniques of Quyang people in later generations were passed down from his hands. Naturally, he has his own judgment and standards for everything he sees.

Although, after this reunion, he has attached great importance to the emperor's eldest grandson and has great expectations, Zhao Ying's performance has repeatedly refreshed his inherent knowledge.

There were many policies that he didn't even dare to think about before he saw them, but to the emperor's eldest grandson, they were as natural as eating and drinking, as if those policies were naturally what they should be.

The most frightening thing is that if you think about it carefully, you will find that none of these policies have far-reaching intentions, but they may have miraculous effects.

Just like the group of forbidden soldiers in front of me who are complaining and complaining, but they are also very conscious about studying.

Da Qin had many shortcomings, but one of the most fatal shortcomings was that with the unification of the world and the stability of the surrounding areas, the huge and elite army of hundreds of battles suddenly had no use!

Just like a carriage that has been speeding for dozens or hundreds of years, the road ahead is suddenly cut off.

There is only one outcome waiting for it, and that is a car crash and death!

If no one can solve this problem, all the glory and prominence of Da Qin today, all its civil and military achievements, and all its arrogance will be wiped out and scattered.

He had thought about this question before, and the answer was no solution.

But the scene he saw in the past few days gave him real hope that the carriage would not have to crash. The emperor's eldest grandson actually opened an unprecedented path in a desperate situation with no way to go and no way to stop.

"Let's go, haven't you always wanted to meet the emperor's grandson when you were on the road these days? Come on, take advantage of some free time today, and I will take you to meet the emperor's grandson... "

Old Man Huangshi looked at his little apprentice with a smile. He could not see that starting from Xianyang, his little apprentice had gradually changed from being curious about His Highness the Emperor Changsun to being amazed and admired, and now he has become Deep admiration.

"Master, what do you mean I want to see you? It's obviously you who want to see me. If you say that again, I won't go with you -"

Xu Fu stamped his feet slightly in embarrassment, but he followed up without hesitation.

"Master, are you ready to ask these questions?"

Xu Fu stepped forward very obediently, supported Huang Shigong's arm, and looked around at the imperial soldiers who were reading together in the rain.

Huang Shigong nodded slowly.

"I think it is very possible that the emperor's eldest grandson has found a way to save Da Qin. I really want to know what his path looks like..."

Having said this, he paused the bamboo stick in his hand and smiled gently.

"If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening. Don't worry, I won't ask about anything else. I am already seventy-six years old this year, so I have lots of patience. I will observe slowly and calmly to see how this only "variable" will turn out. What kind of changes will it bring to people in this world? Let’s see if these changes are good or evil..."

Zhao Ying was quite pleased with this pair of master and apprentice who came together on their own initiative. They brought freshly brewed hot tea and prepared a new style of hot pot. Then they called Zhang Liang and Ah Nu to keep them company.

Several people gathered around the red-hot small stove, eating and drinking, looking leisurely and chatting very casually.

"Your Highness's hot pot is lighter and more convenient than the ordinary Wen Ding, and it tastes more delicious, especially since it is separated by a small iron piece. One side is clear and the other is turbid, just like yin and yang. It is quite interesting. Even eating it I feel a different kind of deliciousness when I wake up..."

Huang Shigong picked up the wine glass, gestured slightly to Zhao Ying, then put it to his mouth, took a sip gently, and then put it down again. Now that he is older, even ordinary rice wine is quite restrained when he drinks it. .

"If you like it, sir, I will ask Zifang to send you the formula later..."

Zhao Ying smiled and raised his glass in return, drinking it all in one gulp.

For his current physical condition, the drinks of this era are no longer any different from ordinary tea. Drinking too much will not have any effect except making the stomach slightly bloated.

"Then I'll thank you in advance..."

Old Man Huangshi couldn't help laughing when he saw that Zhao Ying spoke so boldly and drank happily.

"His Royal Highness is really good at drinking - even when he was old and young, his drinking capacity was not as good as His Highness..."

Zhao Ying smiled and waved his hand.

"The best thing about drinking in this world is that when you are a little drunk, your chest and courage are open, your energy and blood are flowing, you are intoxicated and forget your worries. People like me have no idea what it is to be drunk. What is the fun of drinking? ? Therefore, on weekdays, if I don’t have guests, I won’t drink wine during leisure time, so as not to get bored..."

Before Zhao Ying finished speaking, a burst of cheerful laughter could not help but burst out in the tent.

"... In the past few days, I have seen the generals and officers in the army studying hard. I was curious and asked them specifically to inquire. From what they said, it seems that His Highness the Emperor Changsun has other plans for them..."

After saying that, Huang Shigong leaned on the back of the chair comfortably, stroking his beard and looking at Zhao Ying in front of him.

When Zhao Ying saw him asking about this, he immediately smiled and said.

"Yes, but it's just a pilot. Whether it can work or not, we still have to see the effect of the trial..."

Zhao Ying did this kind of thing openly and had no intention of hiding it from anyone.

In fact, before announcing this request, he had written a special letter to tell the First Emperor. After all, these are the elite of the Forbidden Army, and they are all direct descendants of the First Emperor. Even if he were favored by the First Emperor, without the First Emperor's nod, how could he dare to make those promises.

"What if it's possible?"

After hearing this, Old Man Huangshi raised his head and looked at the emperor's grandson in front of him calmly and deeply.

"If it is feasible, I will report it to Your Majesty and try to implement it in the world - now that the world has been decided, although our Daqin wants to ensure sufficient deterrence, there is no reason to maintain an army of millions..."

Having said this, the expression on Zhao Ying's face straightened up a bit, and he spoke very sincerely.

"But we cannot simply disband and repatriate. We must find a way for these loyal and brave men who have fought bloody battles for the Qin Dynasty to settle down and live..."

Zhao Ying paused for a moment.

"And this is the way I found for them - I believe in their loyalty and bravery, and I also believe in their ability. With them going deep into the counties and villages to guard the place for me, Daqin Mu, and to intimidate Xiaoxiao, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone..."

Old Man Huangshi was silent for a while, nodded seriously, and praised sincerely.

"Your Highness's move is simply a stroke of genius..."

When Zhao Ying heard this, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

"Sir, you are ridiculous. It's just for the sake of the country and the country..." The reason why Zhao Ying suddenly remembered this was mainly because when he exchanged letters with the First Emperor last time, he heard the First Emperor mention the plans for Longxi, Shangjun, Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, and Yan Gate, as well as the placement of the troops from Yuyang counties.

With the pacification of Hexi and the establishment of three new counties in Mobei, these counties have lost their status as border counties, and another issue has inevitably been put on the agenda.

What should we do with the hundreds of thousands of troops guarding these places?

How to deal with it has become a very thorny issue.

Unless they cross the Western Region and continue to open westward according to the rough map provided by Zhao Ying before, they will either disband on the spot. But the First Emperor knew very well that decades of war had just subsided and the people's minds were settled. The current Great Qin really needed to be stabilized first.

Only then did Zhao Ying suddenly remember the move of later generations.

Allowing this group of people who are most affectionate and loyal to Da Qin to go deep into the grassroots can just make up for Da Qin's lack of control over the grassroots.

As a result, on the fourteenth day after he replied to this letter to the First Emperor, he received a reply from the First Emperor!

Got a positive reply from the First Emperor.

Although the conversation was in full swing, the old man Huangshi was nearly eighty years old after all, and after drinking some wine, he took Xu Fu back to his tent to rest soon after it got dark.

As for Ah Nu, she consciously stayed and waited for Zhao Ying to rest.

Silent all night.

I can only hear the spring rain and the chirping of wild birds.

This sudden spring rain fell all night.

Early the next morning, the sky was clear and clear, and the fragrance of vegetation was everywhere. As far as the eye could see, the undulating mountains, fresh and green, were like a lively and lively splash-ink landscape painting.

Under the sunlight, it glows with a colorful halo.

"The country is really picturesque——"

Zhao Ying took a deep breath, looked around with some emotion, then put his thoughts back and looked at Zhang Liang, who was walking quickly.

"Zifang, how is the situation? The traffic ahead may be affected—"

"Back to Your Highness, the road is a bit slippery, especially at the turning point ahead. There is a steep slope. It won't be a big problem for the troops and horses to pass, but the baggage may be a bit troublesome. If you are not careful, there will be casualties..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.

He turned to look at the sky, thought for a moment, and nodded.

"Then let's rest for a while and wait until the road conditions get better in the afternoon before we set off..."

Although he was strong, the situation was not urgent at this time, and there was no need for one person to carry the baggage.

However, I was thinking in my heart that when I have the opportunity in the future, I must cultivate officialdom all over the world. In fact, since the Qin Dynasty unified the country, road construction has continued, but most of them were concentrated in the north.

In addition to resisting the occasional invasions of the Xiongnu and Donghu, the most important factor lies in the terrain characteristics of the south itself. There are mountains, water, and rugged terrain, which brings great difficulties to the construction of official roads.

Not to mention anything else, just to effectively control the counties and counties established in Yelang, Dian and other places, Chang Luan was sent to lead the people to build the "Five Feet Road". I don't know how much people and material resources were spent.

Just look at the road opened by Chang Luan. Although it is only five feet wide, the difficulty of digging it through is almost unimaginable due to the steep mountains along the way. After all, Zhao Ying had not yet invented explosives at that time, so Chang Luan could only use the primitive method of "burning with fire and stimulating with water". Come and open up a mountain trail.

However, what surprised him was that before noon, they received a group of uninvited guests.

There was a squad of about a hundred county soldiers, led by a middle-aged man wearing two to five hundred pieces of armor, and a thin young man dressed like a county magistrate.

Someone from Kuaiji County!

"The last general, Ju Liao, and the county magistrate, Chen Zhan, have met His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson——"

The two leading men threw the reins onto the horse's back, jumped off the horse's back very neatly, walked quickly to Zhao Ying, and gave Zhao Ying a deep salute.

"The lower officials and others are here to welcome His Highness to Kuaiji on the orders of the county governor Li You and the county lieutenant general Lu."

After saying that, he took out his seal from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it over.

Zhui Gu strode forward, reached out to take it, and handed it to Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying did not check the official's seal, but unexpectedly opened the letter he handed over. He simply glanced at the handwriting on it, and smiled and stepped forward to help Ju Tiahe up with his own hands.

"General Ju, Chen Juncheng doesn't need to be polite. You two are welcome to greet me. You have worked hard all the way -"

The two of them straightened up and looked at the legendary emperor's eldest grandson.

He is nine feet tall, has a handsome face, and a heroic figure. Standing there, he looks like an unshakable hill, but he still gives people a gentle feeling like a spring breeze, with an aura that makes people approachable.

"Xiaoguan and others were supposed to rush to the border early yesterday to greet His Highness, but they encountered some unexpected accidents on the way. A bridge they passed was in disrepair and was washed away by the water..."

Having said this, the two men bowed to apologize again.

"Please punish me, Your Highness..."

Strictly speaking, the two of them are already out of date. Therefore, the two of them felt very uneasy, not knowing what would happen to them.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but laugh when he saw the panic on their faces. He reached out and held their big hands with a gentle smile.

"The bridge is in disrepair and it's not your fault. What's your fault? Besides, it's already very hard for you to walk such a long distance and come here to pick me up. How can I bear to punish you? Just get up... …”

The two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When they looked at Zhao Ying again, there was already an indescribable sense of intimacy in their eyes.

Zhao Ying went on a tour of Jiangnan this time and passed through several counties. Although they all received grand receptions, this was the first time that Kuaiji County sent people to welcome him all the way to the border lines of counties and counties.

This made him feel a little flattered.

Needless to say, my third uncle has always been close to him. This time, he was personally invited by him and sent someone to pick him up. It was not a surprise, but the county governor, Li You, really gave him enough face. Also showed great enthusiasm.

After all, the governor of a county is already a veritable official of the imperial court. What's more, he also has a father who is the left prime minister and whose attitude towards him has always been very unclear?

The fact that he was able to make such a gesture today can really only be said to be an unexpected surprise! (End of chapter)