Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 769 First Blood
  Gu Xun looked at the Changhong Sword on the table and said softly:
  "The Changhong Sword...is the first of the seven swords."

"The Seven Swords not only represent the seven unique weapons, but also represent my seven former close friends."

"I pass down the martial arts of the Seven Swords to remember them."

"Is this so..." The little kid from Fusu didn't ask the teacher where his old friends were, but just sighed silently in his heart.

Gu Xun continued, minding his own business, "The Changhong Sword represents courage, and this is also a quality I hope you can possess."

“In this world, everyone must constantly make choices and bear the consequences.”

"This is especially true for you who will become the king of a country in the future, and what you carry is far more than just your destiny, but the future of countless people under your rule."

"I don't want you to become a benevolent and righteous king, but never lose the courage to take responsibility."

Fusu followed his teacher's gaze and looked at Changhong Sword, which exuded bursts of enthusiasm, and nodded solemnly, although... his heart was still full of confusion.

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In April of the same year, Meng Tian, ​​the commander of the left concubine of the Qin State, led his army to attack the three northern counties of the Zhao State. It only took one month to effortlessly incorporate the three counties of Jiuyuan, Yunzhong and Yanmen into the territory of the Qin State. And with this merit, he was promoted to the title of Youshu Chief.

Zhao Wangqian was unable to resist Qin, but he did not want to lose his land in vain, so... he turned to another neighboring country with which he had bad relations - Yan.

Just like the Qin army attacked Zhao, Zhao also easily occupied thirty cities in Shanggu County of Yan State.

This caused controversy within the Qin State. Some radical officials decided to take the opportunity to attack the Zhao State, seize the city, and destroy the country in one fell swoop.

Others believe that this is not the time to launch a war to destroy the country, and it is not appropriate to move the army lightly.

In the end, Zhao State ceded the eleven cities captured from Shanggu County to Qin State in exchange for temporary peace between the two countries.

Interestingly, this peace negotiation was facilitated by a twelve-year-old child who went on an envoy to the State of Zhao.

It is a pity that although he had meritorious service, he disappeared when he returned to Qin. His relatives were annihilated because he failed to return overdue. As a child, he wanted to get the consent of the King of Qin to go to Zhao. , always give some guarantee.

Although Ying Zheng felt sorry for such a talented person, Qin's laws were strict. He had issued military orders but failed to return after the expiration date. It was no wonder that others could blame him.

As for the various forces contributing to it... it was not his turn as the King of Qin to understand his ministers.

Although Gan Luo's performance was good, in Ying Zheng's view, it was just like that and could not be said to be indispensable.

And Zhao's cession of territory did not bring about much lasting peace.

In August of the same year, there was a severe drought in Zhao State. There was a temporary shortage of food in the country and people's morale was unstable.

After the State of Qin learned about it, it immediately sent its important ministers, General Wang Jian and Chen Bing, to the Qin-Zhao border in Taiyuan County. The troops were directed towards Handan, the capital of Zhao State.

Just when General Li Mu of the State of Zhao was on guard against Wang Jian's army, something that the Six Kingdoms of Shandong did not expect, but that was well known in most people's minds, happened.

In the domestic history of Qin, Nei Shiteng, the commander of Pingyang's heavy armor army, suddenly led his troops south, crossed the Yellow River, and attacked Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea.

South Korea, which had lost most of its land and had its military strength weakened, sent veteran general Shen Wan, and managed to cobble together a mixed army of 50,000 old and new soldiers, and marched into the old Korean army camp on the south bank of the Mishui River.

However, before the camp was completely repaired, 30,000 Pingyang heavy armor troops rushed to the banks of the Mishui River and pressed directly on them.

The Korean army, which had no fighting power and no fighting spirit, was immediately defeated, and the entire front line collapsed.

In just half a day, Neishiteng led the Pingyang heavy armor army to surround Xinzheng City.

In the end, King An Xianyin of Han surrendered. At this point, Korea, one of the Seven Warring States of the Three Jin Dynasties, was destroyed and its ancestral halls were cut off. Xinzheng City, within the Korean Royal Palace, the Chaohui Hall.

Neishiteng had just accepted Han Wangan's surrender and was about to arrange for people to take care of all the Korean princes, nobles, civil and military officials, when suddenly a soldier came and said a few words to him.

After hearing this, Neishiteng couldn't help but show a strange expression, but he did not continue with the matter at hand. Instead, he ordered his lieutenants not to do anything for the time being. After restraining the soldiers, he quickly walked out of the hall and headed towards the palace gate. go.

At this time, at the entrance of the palace, a solid-colored black horse with no stray hair visible was snorting, its hooves moving restlessly. On the horse's back, Gu Xun, dressed in black robes, sat impressively.

Neishiteng, who was dressed in armor, also rushed to the palace gate at this time. When he saw Gu Xun, he immediately bowed his hands and said in salute, "I didn't know that the national master was coming, but Teng was far away to greet him."

Gu Xun smiled casually, turned over and dismounted, and returned the courtesy, "Master Nei Shi Teng is so polite."

Seeing Gu Xun's kind expression, Neishiteng temporarily hesitated and asked, "I don't know that the Imperial Master is here, but what is the king's order?"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with His Majesty the King of Qin. Gu came here for some private matters." Gu Xun asked with a smile, "I wonder how Lord Han Wangan's concubines and family members are dealt with by Nei Shi Teng?"

Nei Shiteng felt a shiver in his heart. He didn't expect that he was here for this... Could it be related to the deceased Ninth Young Master of South Korea who was said to have had a close relationship with the Imperial Master?
  After thinking about it in his mind, Nei Shiteng did not forget to reply, "We are all still in the palace for the time being. No action has been taken. I don't know about the national master..."

"I need to take two people with me." Gu Xun stated his request.

"Princess Honglian of South Korea, and the concubine Hu Meiren, oh yes, there are three of them, and Hu Meiren's sister."

Nei Shiteng frowned, then relaxed.

Fortunately, he has not yet sent the general report back to Xianyang.

"Does the Imperial Master know that the people in these palaces are all going to be sent to Xianyang to wait for the king to deal with them?"

"Ha!" Gu Xun laughed and said with a stern look, "I know it very well."

"However, Master Nestern should also know that if I want to take someone away, I guarantee that you and the soldiers under your command will not even be able to touch them."

"I came here specifically to meet you, Lord Nestern, because I think you are worth making friends with."

"Then, Lord Nei Shiteng, are you willing to sell this favor to Gu?"

There was no emotion or anger in Gu Xun's last words, but Nei Shiteng could feel the threat in them.

This is not a threat to his personal safety, but a threat to the future relationship between the two parties.

If you don't agree, you won't be friends from now on.

Neishiteng didn't think much about it, or it should be said that he thought about it as soon as he heard Gu Xun's request.

As a Guizhou leader who doesn't even have a surname, his ability to reach this position depends not only on his own ability, but also on the principle of harmony in the officialdom. Naturally, he will not offend Ru Zhongtian for trivial matters. The national teacher Gu Xun.

I pretended to be evasive before, just to make this favor look more meaningful.

"Teng has heard about the reputation of the Imperial Master for a long time and has been fascinated by it for a long time. As for those three people... haha, the family and country are destroyed and the palace is in chaos. Maybe they all ran away and disappeared."

　The weather should quickly change to a high temperature of over 30 degrees, so I can turn on the air conditioner.

　　Now I can't go up or down, I have a headache when blowing the fan, and I have diarrhea when blowing the air conditioner...

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)