Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

All the remnants of the six kingdoms who were captured were killed on the spot!

There was no interrogation, no inquiry, and no procedure at all!
Even some old people, children and women were all killed!
The reason is simple: since you are involved in the rebellion, you should be killed!

If begging for mercy works, then what is the point of having soldiers?
You should have thought of all this when you rebelled!
"It's over, it's over..."

In a secret base, Xiang Liang stared at the information gathering from all directions, his face full of disbelief and astonishment.

He never expected that Qin's revenge would be so swift and so fierce.

The actions of Meng Tian and Wang Ben were too arrogant. How dare they disperse their troops so boldly and attack so wantonly?
The Chu army hesitated for a moment, retreated half a step, and thought for a short while before someone took the opportunity to attack them, leading to the annihilation of the entire army.

The Chu State's vitality, which had been accumulated over decades, was reduced to less than one-tenth in this great war.

Xiang Liang was horrified. How dare these Qin people do this? Aren't they afraid of a counterattack?

Just as Xiang Liang was about to issue an order to quickly summon the people of Chu from all over the country to return to the base camp, a servant outside the door rushed into the room with a pale face and shouted in panic: "Sir, we have lost another stronghold. Lord Chu Wan and his wife and children are all..."

Hearing this, Xiang Liang felt a black screen before his eyes and he almost passed out.

He forced himself to open the intelligence and read it carefully, but he couldn't help it in the end. His eyes turned bloodshot and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The Chu State...is gone..."

"The Six Nations...are finished..."

In the northwest region of Daqin, the wind is cold and autumn has quietly arrived.

Especially in the southwestern region of Daqin, autumn comes early.

In this land, groups of soldiers were stationed and large tents stood under the ancient city walls.

This is the natural barrier in the north of the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall, which is known as a miracle of ancient times.

Stationed here are the most elite troops of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Cavalry led by veteran general Wang Jian.

Wang Jian was notorious for his cruelty. Even though he was over fifty years old, his power was still as strong as ever.

After he was stationed here, the barbarians named Huns from the northwest never dared to invade again, which was enough to show his deterrent power.

The tents are placed in an orderly manner near the Great Wall, each of which is extremely exquisite, forming nodes of the formation.

Once a place is attacked or troops are needed to attack, almost all military camps can react immediately and mobilize one-third of the forces to fight.

In the core tent of the military formation, Wang Jian was carefully reading a bamboo slip by the light of an oil lamp.

He has a head full of white hair, but his face is bright and he doesn't look old at all.

As time passed, he studied military books carefully, deducing countless battle scenarios in his mind.

In fact, Wang Jian’s reputation as a military genius did not come from luck or talent, but from this kind of calculations accumulated over time.

However, Wang Jian was not very serious in this calculation. He was only half reading and half calculating.

Because of the natural barrier of the Great Wall, it would be really embarrassing if we were attacked by a group of barbarians.

Just as he was enjoying this moment, an old general suddenly walked in from outside the door, laughed and said, "Hahaha! General! Guess what news came from Xianyang?"

When Wang Jian saw his subordinates coming in, he was not angry. They were all veterans who had conquered the six kingdoms together.

He put down the scroll in his hand, smiled and asked, "What else can make you so happy? Maybe the matter with the remnants of the six kingdoms has ended?"

Hearing this, the adjutant general was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter: "Hahaha! As expected of a general! You can see it at a glance!!"

The adjutant general handed the documents in his hand to Wang Jian, sat on the chair beside him, grabbed a pot of tea and started drinking.

While drinking tea, he said excitedly: "General! As early as when I heard about the arrival of the real dragon, I felt that this was an opportunity! At that time, I was a little worried, afraid that I would miss this opportunity! But now it seems that I worried too much! Hahaha! Whether it is the king or the successor, our Great Qin is entering a more glorious era!"

Looking at his subordinate's hearty laughter, Wang Jian felt a little helpless.

He shook his head, picked up the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully.

At first, he didn't show much expression, but after seeing the real dragon appear, his expression began to change.

However, when he saw Wang Ben and Meng Tian behind him take decisive action, divide the country into two groups, attack in a fan-shaped area, and kill more than 99% of the remnants of the six kingdoms, Wang Jian narrowed his eyes and couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha! Good! Great! These remnants and scum of the six kingdoms should have been killed long ago! They haven't been killed for such a long time, and I didn't expect that they would become a scourge! I shouldn't have held back when I destroyed the six kingdoms. These so-called nobles of the six kingdoms, deserve to die if any one more lives! Now, they are finally all killed!" Stroking his beard, Wang Jian felt extremely happy.

Especially after he saw that the order did not come from Meng Tian or Wang Ben, but from Fusu, he felt even more happy.

He thought to himself, "A merciful king cannot command an army! A king must be cold and tough! Although a merciful king is indeed good, the world now obviously needs a king like His Majesty Ying Zheng! You know, Prince Fusu was good in everything except that he was too soft-hearted! It's as if he had read Confucian books and became stupid! In order to change everything, God knows how much effort Your Majesty has put in! And now, it has finally changed! This makes me happier and more comfortable than seeing Wang Ben make achievements! Originally, in the court, I often worried whether Prince Fusu could support the huge Qin State after His Majesty passed away! But now it seems! This problem does not seem to need to be worried about! As expected of Prince Fusu, as expected of the next generation of king appointed by His Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor is really strong! Hahaha!"

As he stroked his beard and laughed, Wang Jian's heart was filled with comfort and satisfaction.

The adjutant general beside him was also quite excited, but soon he remembered another thing and asked excitedly: "General, there are many rumors circulating in Qin that this real dragon is really related to the Qin royal family! You are an old general who has followed His Majesty, do you know something about these things?"

Seeing the adjutant's curious eyes, Wang Jian said helplessly: "You are already such an adult, don't you understand what matters need your concern and what matters don't? Whether the real dragon is related to the royal family or not is not something we can find out. If it is really related, your majesty will say it; if not, then it doesn't matter. For matters like this, it is better for us to stay out of it!"

Listening to Wang Jian's words, the general curled his lips and said, "General, why don't you just say whether you know or not?"

Wang Jian directly picked up the bamboo slips in his hand and smashed them on his head: "I don't know, get lost."

The general, who was also almost fifty years old, retrieved the flying bamboo slips and placed them on the table. Then he came to Wang Jian and sighed.

"No matter what, I still hold out hope that this real dragon is related to the royal family." A general mused.

"Your Majesty has not appeared for a long time. To be honest, as generals of the Qin Dynasty, we are very worried..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Jian fell silent.

Yes, it has been almost two months, and there is still no news from Ying Zheng. How long has this situation not happened?
Your Majesty, are you really well now?
He rubbed his brows gently, and his mood, which had improved slightly, became heavy again.

"No matter what, the appearance of the real dragon, the extermination of the remnants of the six kingdoms, and the decisiveness of His Highness are all great joyful events." Another person tried to ease the atmosphere.

"Go and pass on the news first. The soldiers and officers should be worried." Wang Jian ordered. "Haha, that's right. I'll go right away!" the man replied cheerfully.

"Anyway, let's tell the good things first!" Wang Jian added.

"General, do you want me to lead the army to destroy the two Hun flags and report the good news to His Highness? After all, Young Master Wang Ben has made great contributions. As a father, how can you be outdone by your son?" An assistant general joked.

Wang Jian heard this and said angrily, "Go away and stop making trouble."

"Hehe..." The assistant general smiled and retreated.

"Then I'll go down first, there are still many brothers who don't know!"

"Go."

After the assistant general left, Wang Jian carefully reviewed the information on the bamboo slips several times.

After a long time, he slowly narrowed his eyes, looked towards Xianyang in the distance, and fell into deep thought.

Your Majesty, how is...here and now?

In fact, Wang Jian’s worries were not groundless.

After careful calculation, Ying Zheng has not appeared in public for nearly three months.

This kind of thing was simply unimaginable in the past.

Even when the six kingdoms had just been unified and the world was stable, Ying Zheng had never ignored state affairs for such a long time.

Especially at this critical moment, although the appearance of the real dragon has quelled the riots of the remnants of the six countries, it has also made everyone more suspicious and fearful.

What level of existence is a true dragon? Can it just appear so casually?
And it happened to appear at the time when His Majesty disappeared. What does this mean?
Could it be... that His Majesty really passed away, and the Heaven sensed something, so He sent a real dragon down?

Although this idea was not widely spread in the Qin State, there were indeed many people who had such suspicions in their hearts.

After all, in their minds, no one is qualified to summon a real dragon.

If we have to say who can do it, it must be Ying Zheng.

Only Ying Zheng, who conquered the six kingdoms and unified the world, was qualified to command the dragon to descend.

It is not unreasonable for many Qin people to think so.

Even within the Qin royal family, countless people began to become extremely worried after the excitement wore off.

Especially Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were so anxious that they couldn't eat.

"Master, although the appearance of this real dragon solved the problem of cholera in the six countries, where did this real dragon come from? It can't be that it really came for no reason!"

Hu Hai paced back and forth in the magnificent palace with an extremely ugly look on his face.

"What should we do? Master, if it is really because of our father's death that the real dragon appeared, then wouldn't the Qin Dynasty belong to Fusu completely?"

Hearing this, Zhao Gao, who was sitting next to him, glared at Hu Hai and said in a deep voice: "How can your Highness speak nonsense? Your Majesty is in good health, how could something go wrong so easily? Don't say any more about this kind of thing!"

Zhao Gao scolded like this, but in fact he still stopped Hu Hai from speaking any further with a sharp look in his eyes, and kept glancing at the outside of the door.

"Be careful the walls have ears!"

It was obvious that Zhao Gao was no longer as confident of victory as before.

Because during this period of time, Fusu held power for too long.

No monarch of any country has ever allowed a non-emperor to sit on the throne and regent for such a long time.

You have to know that Fusu’s regent was not just an ordinary regent, he was truly exercising all the responsibilities of an emperor!

Whether it was morning or evening court sessions or reviewing memorials, it was a true center of power.

Even Ying Zheng's Black Ice Terrace and Iron Eagle Swordsmen, except for a group of the most elite ones who were guarding the rooms near Ying Zheng, all others were under Fusu's orders!

Black Ice Terrace and Iron Eagle Swordsman were Ying Zheng's most trusted confidants, but they were handed over directly to Fusu. The chilling feeling was naturally self-evident!

After looking around and making sure that no one was watching him, Zhao Gao let out a long sigh.

"Your Highness Prince Hu Hai, the times are different now. We can no longer speak so casually. The person at the center of power today is Prince Fusu."

Hearing this, Hu Hai opened his mouth and sighed helplessly.

In fact, since Fusu began to act as regent, Zhao Gao's vigilance has increased significantly.

For a while, he became suspicious of everyone he saw, and felt that all his subordinates had been replaced and targeted.

He was extremely worried, fearing that if he or Hu Hai said something wrong, Fusu would hear it and cause a disaster.

However, although Zhao Gao was worried here, he was actually playing a game with the air.

"Ugh!"

After Zhao Gao's explanation, Hu Hai realized that he was not a complete fool and he understood it quickly without much effort. He sighed and stopped talking.

Looking at the sighing Hu Hai, Zhao Gao felt unhappy too.

It is obvious that if there really was a problem with Ying Zheng, then judging from the current trend, Fusu would definitely be the next emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

Quelling the cholera outbreak in six countries was the most brilliant achievement in his resume, and it was impossible for anyone to erase it.

If even Hu Hai could see the problem, how could Zhao Gao not recognize it?

As long as the news that Ying Zheng is dead is confirmed, Hu Hai will no longer have a chance. (End of this chapter)