The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 774: The war is about to begin [Please subscribe*Please vote for the monthly ticket]

Wei Bao does not have the ambition that Wei Ju had back then, and the pressure he is under is much greater than Wei Ju had back then.

After all, his two elder brothers have successfully surpassed and matched their father. All the scholars in the world are watching him. If he doesn't achieve anything with his two elder brothers as examples...

Wei Ju didn't dare to think about it any further.

When the teacher was teaching him, he often painted a rosy picture for him, saying that since his brother was so outstanding, he must be no bad either.

But this pancake is too big and too thick.

Wei Bao said he really couldn't eat.

Since there is no hope of surpassing others, the only choice is to lie down and do badly.

Yushan Academy saw that Wei Bao was playing badly, but they wanted to correct him, but they didn't know where to start.

Let Wei Bao study hard, then what? Wei Bao had his two elder brothers laying a solid foundation for him, and no matter how hard he tried, he could never reach the level of his elder brothers.

Therefore, even Yushan Academy didn’t know how to persuade Wei Bao, because if it were them, they would almost give up as well.

In the end, Yushan Academy used the ultimate move that all schools and teachers know - calling the parents!

Since I can't control Wei Bao myself, I'll let his two brothers take care of him!

It was also because the letter from Yushan Academy informed Wei Ju of Wei Bao's current situation that Wei Ju thought of giving the opportunity to open his own school to Wei Bao.

No one knows better than him how much pressure it is to have two mountains on your shoulders, not to mention that Wei Bao has three mountains on his shoulders.

Wei Ju sent a letter to Wei Bao. In it he did not rebuke Wei Bao for his laziness, but simply greeted him. He then told Wei Bao about the severity of the current world situation and the wars everywhere. So, he asked Wei Bao to go upstream along the Yangtze River to travel and record the hydrological features of the Yangtze River's tributaries. It would be even better if he could find the source of the Yangtze River.

Wei Ju also knew that no matter how he persuaded Wei Bao, it would only put more pressure on Wei Bao, and might even break him down, so it was better for him to admit it and let Wei Bao do the bad things, and then guide Wei Bao to do those things.

At least no matter how bad Wei Bao behaves, deep down he definitely wants to help his brother.

Therefore, Wei Ju said in his heart that he would enter the Yangtze River system sooner or later, but he did not believe the records left by the Chu State and his predecessors. He hoped that Wei Bao could help him record the conditions of the various water systems of the Yangtze River while traveling.

When Wei Bao received the letter from his brother, he thought he would be scolded, but he did not expect that Wei Ju did not scold him. Instead, he placed high hopes on him and hoped that he could do something for him.

Wei Bao naturally would not refuse this.

When Lord Xinling's mansion fell apart, although he was still young, he knew the difficulties of the family situation, but he could do nothing.

When he grew up and wanted to help, he found out that his two brothers had already wiped out everything for him, leaving him nothing to do but lie down and do nothing.

Wei Bao still has self-esteem, but also feels guilty.

Therefore, when Wei Ju hoped that Wei Bao could help him do something, Wei Bao was ecstatic.

When Wei Bao got serious and used Yushan Academy to collect data on the hydrological characteristics and cultural features of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the gentlemen of Yushan Academy also breathed a sigh of relief.

If Wei Bao really gave in and became a playboy, how would they face Yan Yan and Wei Ju in the future?

Now that Wei Bao takes the initiative to do things, it is better than being a playboy.

Everyone was working, whether it was Qin, Bing, the navy or Chu, everyone was doing their own thing in this cold winter.

The Zhongli Camp has completed the construction of the navy's water fort and dock, and the Blood Cavalry has also completed the construction of the Beiliang Camp. At the same time, because the sea water will not freeze, the navy has also transported a large amount of supplies and food from Langya, waiting for the war to come after the spring.

Li Xin of Qin also tricked Cao Shen into sending 50,000 blood cavalrymen to the Qin-Chu border with 50,000 blood cavalrymen and 150,000 Qin troops, also waiting for the spring. As for Shouchun of Chu, thanks to the efforts of Chu King Fu Chu and Li Yuan, they cleaned up their political enemies and stabilized the situation.

There was no change in the Tenglong Corps, which was a compromise between the two parties. As for the Leibao Corps, it was torn into pieces. The original generals of the Leibao Corps were either imprisoned or exiled, and the Corps was filled with the staff of the King of Chu and the retainers of Li Yuan.

At the same time, Shouchun issued a conscription order, recruited 100,000 troops, and formed a temporary army.

What is even more unexpected is that Xiong Qi and Ji Bu actually returned to Shouchun and became the main general and deputy general of this new army.

Changping Jun supported Fu Chu to become the King of Chu in exchange for handing over the murderer who assassinated Queen Dowager Huayang.

King Fu Chu of Chu and Ling Yin Li Yuan agreed to Xiong Qi's request and handed over the people behind the scenes.

"Xiong Qi is going to do something big!"

After receiving the report from Dao Zhi, Yan Yandu mourned for the State of Chu.

In normal history, it was the Qin State that was stabbed in the back by Xiong Qi, and it was Li Xin who suffered the misfortune.

Now that Xiong Qi has become the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, the harm he can cause will be even greater.

As for whether Xiong Qi really rebelled and surrendered to the State of Chu, Yan Yan had no doubt. If Xiong Qi really dared to do so, Dao Zhi would have killed him long ago.

Time passed little by little, and the State of Chu seemed calm. Those who needed to hibernate did so, and those who needed to prepare for spring ploughing did so.

At least before the end of spring plowing, no warlord would go to war, otherwise missing out on a season's food and fodder would be extremely terrible for the post-war area.

"The oranges are in bloom!" The orange trees in the orange orchard outside Zhongli City bloomed overnight, releasing a rich floral fragrance.

"Yes, they are blooming!" Yan Yan picked off a bunch of extra tiny buds from the branches.

Some flowers will be ruthlessly picked just because they are a step slow or too close.

This is to ensure that the tree's nutrients can be concentrated on those flowers, allowing them to bloom bigger and more fragrant.

When the flower buds turn into fruits, those small fruits have to be cut off again.

It's not about right or wrong, it's just survival of the fittest and first come first served.

"Some people may never see next year's flowers, nor smell their fragrance!"

Yan Yan finally turned around and walked out of the orange orchard.

The navy set sail again and headed towards Quyang. A navy without an opponent was the uncrowned king on the Huai River. Even though Shouchun disregarded life and death and spared no expense to sink a series of hidden stakes in the Huai River and set up chains across the river, the navy was huge after all. It kept clearing the hidden stakes under the water, destroying the chains, and appeared outside the city of Quyang.

Under the command of Li Ren, the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry also marched towards Quyang City from Beiliang.

The war is about to start.

Similarly, Shouchun also sent the Thunder Leopard Legion and 30,000 troops to garrison Quyang City. In addition, Xiong Qi led 70,000 troops to the north to support the Tenglong Legion.

All the armies have started moving, and no one knows who will start the first battle.

The State of Chu chose to defend itself, responding to ever-changing circumstances with the strategy of remaining unchanged. Its army stationed in various cities, awaiting the attacks from Qin and Bing.

(End of this chapter)