my grandfather was qin shi huang

Zhangtai Palace.

Zhao Ying looked at Jing who was standing with his back bent and could not help but twitching the corners of his mouth, trying hard to make it clear that his voice did not show any emotion.

"How's the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

Jing was still the same as before, tall and thin, with his neck stretched out high, trying hard to look solemn. Unfortunately, his natural smile ruined the atmosphere, and his face, which he tried hard to keep stern, looked indescribably funny and funny.

"Your Majesty, we have already investigated clearly. The Xihou Qiujiu did exactly as Your Majesty expected. After crossing the Pamir Mountains, he turned south. Now he has followed the river that Your Majesty mentioned, heading south. He has conquered many small local tribes along the way. Now he has a force of tens of thousands of people and is quite famous in the local area..."

Having said that, a hint of fear flashed in Jing's eyes.

His Majesty's predictions are so accurate that they can no longer be described as being supernatural!
Xihou Qiujiuque was just a small leader of a barbarian tribe. However, almost every move he made was within the expectations of Your Majesty. To Your Majesty, Xihou Qiujiuque's struggles and tricks can only be described as ridiculous!

Zhao Ying was not surprised by this answer. Historically, it was this nation that gradually became stronger, established the Kushan Empire, and began to gradually encroach on the south.

Now, I just gave it a push, and unexpectedly, history took the opportunity to demonstrate its powerful ability to self-correct.

Zhao Ying looked calm and gave the order in a calm tone.

"In that case, let's officially issue a warrant to arrest Xihou Qiu Juque..."

He was startled and bowed solemnly.

"promise!"

Looking at Jing who was striding out, a hint of amusement flashed across Zhao Ying's eyes.

Perhaps, this is the correct way to open the Kushan tribe.

……

Soon, Xiang Yu and Peng Yue's army officially set off on its westward journey.

Although it is called a large army, it actually does not have many people.

In addition to Xiang Yu's own personal soldiers and Peng Yue's original team, there were also the three hundred elite gentlemen from the Camp of Gentlemen specially requested by Zhao Ying, as well as some young men who volunteered to go, including some young scholars who had originally planned to go to Xianyang in advance to take part in the imperial examination next year.

Although no one knows who Peng Yue is, Xiang Yu is very famous.

This was an extremely ruthless man who, relying on only a few thousand troops, swept across the grassland, quickly destroyed the powerful and arrogant Huns, and captured the enemy chieftain Maodun alive.

Looking at the entire Qin Dynasty, perhaps only the current emperor and Han Xin, the Marquis of Jingbian, can match this record.

This also gave confidence to many young people who wanted to follow Xiang Yu to the west.

……

Outside Xianyang City.

Xiang Liang held Xiang Yu's hand and gave him earnest instructions.

"Remember, don't take it lightly. There are always people better than you. The world is so big, who knows if there are people as talented as Your Majesty in other places? Now, you are already a father, so you must be cautious in doing things..."

Xiang Yu nodded solemnly.

"Uncle, don't worry, it's from Yu Province!"

It was a long journey here, and naturally Xiang Liang would not be the only one to see them off. Zhao Wan was still in confinement and could not go out, but her mother-in-law, Madam Zheng, also appeared in the crowd.

He gave instructions to Xiang Yu on behalf of his daughter.

"On this trip, you must not rush into anything. Wan'er and Kuang'er are still waiting for your safe return at home..."

Compared to the crowded and reluctant farewell on Xiang Yu's side, the people on Jinji Mountain led by Peng Yue were much quieter. Apart from colleagues who had met a few times in the Emperor's Changsun Mansion in the past, there was almost no one to be seen.

Even the few colleagues who came to see him off had a different style from other places.

The tail of the team.

Xiaoyaosheng frowned and cursed as he handed Wang Laosi a willow branch that had already shown some green color.

"Mr. Wang, please don't die out here. You still owe me three big bucks. If you die, I'll be at a huge loss..."

Wang Laosi grabbed the willow branch, proudly inserted it into his hair bun, and winked at Xiao Yaosheng.

"Tell me, you bastard, are you reluctant to let me go? Do you want to cry? If you want to cry, just cry. I won't laugh at you. Come on, cry for me to see..."

Xiaoyaosheng couldn't help but jump up and curse.

"You bastard, just wait. When you come back, I will beat you up with my own hands. Ahem, I will beat your ass to pieces with my own hands..."

The expedition is imminent, and it is unlucky to say the word "death". Considering that this bastard is about to set off, I will use a different word.

When this bastard comes back, I will make sure he knows how powerful I am.

……

Along with Xiang Yu's departure, there was also an imperial warrant to capture and arrest Qiu Jiuque, the former leader of the Kushan tribe who had fled!

It was not until this time that the people of Xianyang learned that there was such a small figure as Xihou Qiu Jiuque!

"You bastards! The imperial court accepted them as surrendered barbarians, which was a great favor to them. They didn't even think about repaying the favor, but instead betrayed their master and fled. They really deserve to die!"

Because of this, the other Yuezhi tribes that surrendered with the Yuezhi king were implicated. Later, it was the Yuezhi king, now Guicheng Hou, who personally apologized to His Majesty. With His Majesty personally coming forward to explain that the matter had nothing to do with the Yuezhi tribes, the disturbance over this incident gradually faded away.

There is never a shortage of fresh topics in the world.

Even though the trip of Xiang Yu and others caused a big stir in Xianyang City, it soon faded from people's sight. People began to be busy with their own lives and began to pay attention to the new topics that emerged every day, as usual.

Early March of the same year.

When Xiang Yu and his entourage arrived in Dayuan, they were warmly received by Liu Bang and Lu Wan.

During the banquet, Liu Bang was filled with admiration for Xiang Yu's heroic feat of going deep behind enemy lines, sweeping across the desert and pacifying the Huns almost single-handedly.

"Ji has admired General Xiang for a long time, and I wish I could be his soldier..."

At this point, Liu Bang stood up and toasted Xiang Yu. When Xiang Yu heard Liu Bang mention his glorious past again, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. Holding the wine glass, he stood up and thanked him.

"Suiyuan Hou pacified the Western Regions and easily conquered Dayuan. His achievements were so great that Yu was not as good as him."

Thanks to Liu Bang's enthusiastic flattery, Xiang Yu felt more and more that the handsome Suiyuan Hou in front of him was a truly kind-hearted elder, and for a moment he felt that he had met him too late.

While they were drunk, Liu Ji took Xiang Yu's hand and said sincerely.

"Ji and General Xiang met too late and are willing to become brothers..."

Xiang Yu looked at Liu Bang with sincere eyes and nodded.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to invite you——"

The two of them immediately changed their names and called each other brothers. They sat down again, drank and talked happily, and the atmosphere became more lively.

Three days later, the two said goodbye to each other reluctantly.

Liu Ji took Xiang Yu's hand and said.

"I hate that I can't go on an expedition with my brothers to pursue the rebels, but I have a duty and dare not leave..."

Having said that, he turned around and pointed at Lu Wan, who was already ready to go.

"Lu Wan is my childhood friend. He is quite diligent in his work. I hope you can keep him by your side as a helper..."

Xiang Yu nodded and agreed.

On March 16, Xiang Yu left Dayuan to the west and headed south to pursue the defected Kushan tribal leader Xihou Qiujiuque. At this time, Xihou Qiujiuque had already had tens of thousands of people under his command through continuous encroachment. Hearing that Xiang Yu dared to come to pursue him with only more than 2,000 people, he immediately became furious and personally led 30,000 elite troops to encircle and suppress him.

Xiang Yu led 800 elite cavalrymen and charged through the formation and cut off the central army's banner with one charge. Even Xiang Yu himself was almost captured alive.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he immediately ran away.

Xiang Yu's army took advantage of the situation and attacked, defeating Xihou Qiujiuque's troops. Xiang Yu collected more than 7,000 surrendered soldiers along the way.

Now that the Roman Empire was at war with Carthage, the Antigonid Dynasty, which had a good relationship with Carthage, was also affected and was working together to resist the threat from the Roman Empire.

This war, which has been fought for dozens of rounds, has dragged both sides, no, almost all three parties into the quagmire.

Xihou Qiujiuque was originally a stray dog, so how could he jump into the quagmire? Therefore, he wandered around, carefully avoiding the three guys who were already fighting each other.

Therefore, most of the people he gathered along the way were small tribes that were struggling outside the three countries in order to avoid war.

The only purpose of these herdsmen was to survive, so they had no loyalty at all. When they saw the strength of Xiang Yu's army, they immediately knelt down and surrendered without hesitation.

This made Lu Wan, who came along to take some credit, feel a little unsatisfied.

I even had the illusion that war was nothing special and all enemies were nothing but chickens and dogs.

Xiang Yu and Peng Yue did not pursue them relentlessly. Instead, they followed behind Xihou Qiujiuque and calmly gathered the scattered tribes nearby. They registered the people and appointed officials in accordance with the system of the Qin Dynasty, and brought all the lands they passed along the way under the rule of the Qin Dynasty.

At the same time, they sent people to survey the terrain and draw maps along the way. At the same time, they collected local crop seeds, gold, silver, jewelry, and exotic treasures and sent them to Xianyang continuously.

The 300 gentlemen he led took the initiative to undertake the important task of spreading the glory of the Qin Dynasty and educating the local people.

This group of people, with their high noses, deep eyes and profound features, were not much different from the local herdsmen, which gave the local herdsmen a natural sense of closeness. In addition, they were familiar with the living habits of these herdsmen and had a set of knowledge that sounded extremely noble to the local herdsmen.

Therefore, this group of "Qin gentlemen" who were influenced by the literary atmosphere in Qin quickly gained a foothold among the local herdsmen with their profound knowledge, elegant manners, and the mysterious atmosphere in their own words. They became a group second only to the local Buddhist disciples and were respected by the people. Xiang Yu and Peng Yue would naturally not be stupid enough to rush into the quagmire between the Roman Empire, Carthage and the Antigonid Dynasty.

He followed Xihou Qiujiuque like chasing a rabbit.

Here, he was following slowly, but Xihou Qiujiu couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. He could only continue to fight, trying to stay away from this terrible opponent.

Therefore, the situation seemed particularly strange.

The one in front desperately fled southwards, continuing to expand his territory, while the one behind was hanging on slowly, under the banner of hunting down rebels, gradually taking over the territory gathered by Xihou Qiu Jueque...

Later, Xihou Qiujue discovered that something was wrong.

But things have come to this point, what choice does he have?
I can only continue...

Simply can not stop.

At this time, the Maurya Empire was already in a state of disintegration. After Ashoka's death, his son became independent, and Andhra, which was in a semi-independent state within the empire, also declared independence in the south. The current king, Brihadrata, assisted by his minister Pushyamitra Sunga, confronted the other two parties. The three parties were in constant dispute and were unable to take care of themselves.

Then, Xihou Qiu Jue was chased by Xiang Yu and Peng Yue and rushed in headfirst.

Xihou Qiujiu had already found out a clear picture of the situation on the peninsula. According to his idea, he naturally wanted to take his own troops, take advantage of the situation, replace the old lord, and become the new master of this fertile land.

But now, with Xiang Yu and Peng Yue following behind him, he dared not show his claws and teeth again, and without hesitation expressed his intention to surrender to the Maurya King Brihadrata.

King Brihadrata and Pushyamitra Sunga did not dare to refuse rashly.

It would be terrible if such a terrible force turned into the arms of the enemy, so the two of them decided to take Xihou Qiu in, and then kindly marked out a piece of land on their territory for Xihou Qiu to live in.

Coincidentally, this piece of territory is located between the Maurya Empire and the independent Andhra Pradesh in the south.

Facing the other two independent forces independently, the already declining Maurya Empire was already overwhelmed, and took this opportunity to squeeze in the Kushan tribe that came from afar as a barrier.

Just when King Brihadrata and Pushyamitra Sunga were secretly delighted and thought they had come up with a good plan, Xiang Yu and Peng Yue arrived with their men.

In order to punish the rebels, King Brihadrata was asked to immediately hand over Xihou Qiujiuque and his defecting tribesmen.

King Brihadrata: ...

Seeing only a few thousand people in front of him daring to show off their power and threaten him, King Brihadrata, who was unaware of the situation, became furious.

My own brothers bully me, Anduro bullies me, that inexplicable Kushan tribe bullies me, and this unknown Yu also bullies me. This is outrageous!

Do you really think that your position as king is for nothing?
"I swear to kill him!"

Then, he was ridden on the face by Xiang Yu and Peng Yue...

Looking at the deserters scattered all over the mountains, King Brihadrata and Pushyamitra Sunga finally realized what kind of existence they had provoked.

But at this time, it was too late to regret, and he could only lie on the horse's back and flee in embarrassment.

The Maurya King Brihadrata disobeyed the order of His Majesty the Great Qin and took in the rebellious ministers of the Great Qin, which led to his attack by the Great Qin army. The Maurya Dynasty wanted to make peace, but it could not hand over Xihou Qiujiuque, and could not even see Xiang Yu.

This guy was forced to attack Xihou Qiujiuque again, but was taught a good lesson by Xihou Qiujiuque again.

I can’t defeat Xiang Yu, I can’t defeat the Qin Dynasty, and I can’t defeat you, the chief of a foreign country!

After a great battle, the Maurya King Brihadrata suffered heavy losses in his army and was defeated again.

Then he found himself looking around in confusion, with nowhere to go.

There are powerful enemies in front, pursuers behind, and two traitors staring at him hungrily, ready to pounce on him at any time and bite off a piece of his flesh. He is so miserable.

Outside Pataliputra, the last king of the Maurya Empire looked back at the hurried troops behind him and the gurgling river in the distance, and could not help but shed tears as he spoke to Pushyamitra Sunga.

"Now, with internal and external troubles, where can we go..."

Pushyamitra Sunga came up to him and said sincerely.

"Since you took over the power from the old king, you have been living a dissolute life every day, not thinking about state affairs. You are not good enough to win over the nobles in the country, nor to appease the lowly poor. Finally, you have come to the point where you are deserted by your friends and relatives and the country is facing subversion. Isn't this your fault?"

The Maurya King Brihadrata forgot to shed tears.

He looked in disbelief at the most loyal minister in front of him, who obeyed his every word and tried new ways to please him every day.

"You, do you know what you are saying?"

Pushyamitra Sunga looked at him with pity and shook his head gently.

"What I say is not important. What is important is, when you reach the Western Paradise, how will you face your ancestors?"

Having said this, he bowed respectfully to the Maurya King Brihadrata.

"Now, the situation is critical. I can only borrow the king's life to seek a way out for these brothers behind me..."

The Maurya King Brihadrata suddenly turned around and found that even the guards around him had held down the scimitars in their hands and were looking at him with cold eyes. His hands and feet suddenly went limp and his crotch was wet.

Pushyamitra Sunga strode forward and killed the Maurya King Brihadrata with a single blow. Then, he set the royal city on fire and led the remaining cavalry, bypassing Xihouqiujuque and heading towards Andhra, located in the south of the Maurya Empire.

By the time Xiang Yu and Peng Yue realized that something was wrong and rushed to the scene, Hua City had already become a hell on earth. There was a raging fire, and countless local people were wailing in pain. It was unknown how many people had died in the fire.

The losses were heavy, but the goal of stopping Xiang Yu's army from pursuing them was indeed achieved.

Xiang Yu and Peng Yue, who were burdened with heavy responsibilities, had to stop temporarily and help clean up this mess. Of course, it was not without benefits. This fire certainly blocked the southward advance of Xiang Yu's army, but it also completely burned away the last bit of attachment that the lower-class people had for the Maurya Dynasty.

It can be considered a blessing in disguise.

Xiang Yu destroyed the Maurya Empire in one battle.

The prestige was so great that even the Roman Empire, Carthage and the Antigonid Dynasty, which were fighting fiercely, could not help but look at it sideways. Suddenly, they became a little wary of the Qin Dynasty that emerged in the east.

Xihou Qiujiuque was completely dumbfounded.

He never expected that things would change so quickly. In the blink of an eye, such a powerful victim was gone, and he became a chicken that had to face Xiang Yu, the terrible opponent...

I couldn't help but secretly groan in my heart, wondering how I could get a helper over to take the blame for me.

……

While Xiang Yu and Peng Yue's armies were following Xihou Qiujiuque, enthusiastically playing the game of waiting for the opportunity, his good brother Liu Ji, at the suggestion of his fellow villager Wang Ling, took advantage of the favorable wind that Xiang Yu had created on the peninsula and played the game of relying on the power of others to bully others.

The Qin caravan took the opportunity to move westward again.

Not only did it quickly bring together some small countries in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, but it also began to brazenly trade with the Roman Empire and Carthage, which were fiercely fighting each other, and especially with the Antigonid Dynasty, which was relatively weak in national strength.

Food and even equipment.

As long as you can afford the price, I will sell it to you!
Countless rare treasures, gold, silver, pearls and jade flowed in like water, and Liu Ji was almost mad with money. He was so happy that he called Wang Ling his brother every day, thinking that the fellow villager recommended by his wife was a great treasure.

He made money here, but some people were in trouble.

Carthage and the Antigonid Empire, which had been beaten to the point of collapse and almost running out of ammunition and food, breathed a sigh of relief. The Roman emperor was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Several of his generals also cried out and patted their chests to ask their emperor for orders, hoping to teach these insidious and ignorant Qin people a lesson and make some money at the same time.

Everyone knows that the Qin people have made a lot of money.

These are not Qin people, they are little golden men that can walk on their own!
As a result, thousands of soldiers rushed forward shouting, but before they got there, they saw lines of fire from all directions converging towards them.

"what is that……"

Some people couldn't help but exclaim, subconsciously feeling that something was wrong. However, before they could pull the reins, they were engulfed by a burst of fire accompanied by a loud noise.

The shattered limbs flew everywhere, and even the ones that survived were covered in smoke and flames, looking in a very miserable condition.

In fact, the harm is not that great, it’s mainly because the psychological impact is too great.

The entire team collapsed.

However, before they could react, they were met with another overwhelming rain of arrows.

The Romans, who had been powerful in Europe for hundreds of years and thought that everyone was vulnerable, had never encountered such a strange and powerful opponent? This battle completely demonstrated the power of the Qin people and taught the arrogant Romans a profound lesson.

Thousands of elite troops were wiped out without even making a splash.

The Romans were not willing to suffer such a loss. The emperor of the Roman Empire was furious and wanted to dispatch a large army to fight a decisive battle with the Qin people. However, he was persuaded by the ministers in the court.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's methods are strange and unpredictable. Our people were drowned by a burst of fire and loud noise before they even got close. I suspect that in the mysterious East, there are people who can borrow the power of heaven and control the divine thunder. Before we find out the details of the enemy, we should not act rashly..."

The Roman emperor glanced at his elite soldiers and found that everyone was avoiding his gaze. He knew that his men had been frightened by the Qin people's unknown weapons.

"What is this so-called divine thunder? It's just a trick of the cunning Qin people to scare people..."

Having said that, he had no choice but to give up.

Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the mysterious Qin people. The most urgent task is to concentrate our strength and quickly destroy Carthage and the ungrateful Antigonus dynasty, and then concentrate our strength to compete with the Qin people.

Fortunately, the defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield brought back the Qin people's arrows. Each one was well-made, and even the arrows on it were made of fine iron!
This made them once again have a new understanding of the wealth and power of the mysterious country in the East.

No one mentioned revenge on the Qin people anymore. Facts proved that it was just their wishful thinking. They felt they had suffered a loss. Liu Ji, who had just won a great victory, also felt that he had suffered a great loss!
"Son of a bitch, I worked so hard to save up this little fortune, and now he's taken away more than half of it! The point is, I didn't get anything in return. This is outrageous!"

Having said that, Liu Ji drew the long sword from his waist and chopped it on the table in front of him.

"Tell those ignorant foreign barbarians to pay me money! Otherwise, I will summon the thunder from the sky and blow them up one by one!" (End of this chapter)