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In Changle Palace, a birthday boy.

The maids entering and leaving were extremely busy, with smiles on their faces. The arrival of a small life gave these maids who lived trembling all day long with infinite happiness. A while ago, when the old pious woman of Ying was there, the Changle Palace was almost silent, and even the sound of the needle falling to the ground could be heard.

"Empress, you're relieved this time. Look, the little master is smiling at you." As soon as Ying Yushu saw her tender little arms and legs, tears immediately flowed down. All the bitterness and pain of these days were rewarded and released at this moment.

The birth of a new life also made Qin State happy. For a long time, Chen Ping, Hou Xi, and Guan Yue, the subordinates who had followed Li Yuan for the longest, had a lot of opinions on Li Yuan's personal issues.

To put it bluntly, Li Yuan has never had a clear statement on whom he married and who was the first man Ding.

After the Chang'an Palace was completed, Ying Yushu and Gu Yunniang moved in one after another, which made the idle officials' families excited, thinking that Li Yuandong and the west palaces were surrounded by the good things that were right in front of him. But then, Li Yuan let two beauties into the palace and moved into the marquis' mansion himself, which made the excited women all stunned.

Uncle and sister-in-law.

Because of Li You's relationship, the affair between Li Yuan and Ying Yushu has been hiding. Even though the national style of Qin has always been open, everyone is tactful and silent about such unpleasant things.

This taboo topic also made the ministers not know how to deal with the marriage of Shenwuhou, and Li Yuan has always been secretive about it. Now all the mystery has finally come to light. Ying Yushu and Li Yuan's child have finally made everyone's heart fall.

Now, the national strength of Qin is gradually increasing, and the princes of Guandong have been beaten by the Qin army again and again. This is all due to Li Yuan's leadership and prestige. Under the good situation, some objections have also resurfaced, such as: Many people have repeatedly asked questions about why the Lord Shenwu only serves as kings and lords but not as emperors.

In terms of merit, no one contributed more than Li Yuan during the process of the Qin State's strength. Chen Ping and others also advised Li Yuanmo to be the Marquis of Shenwu again. It would be better to be a little bit more and become the emperor directly. In that case, they can also rise and go to a higher level.

Chen Ping and others dare not ask what Li Yuan thought, but even if they asked, it would probably be useless, because Li Yuan's answer would make them more confused.

emperor.

It was just an illusory name. It was not very attractive to Li Yuan, who had already held real power. Because once he became an emperor, the etiquette constraints from the royal family, the advice and advice from all parties would fly over like snowflakes. As a wise and decisive emperor, every trip was like a struggle, and even free travel was not guaranteed.

Moreover, from Li Yuan's personal preferences, he actually prefers to lead troops to rush to the front line battlefield, drink with the soldiers and eat meat in big mouthfuls. Once he becomes the emperor, he may not have this freedom. At least if the emperor wants to lead the army in person, he will immediately receive countless memorials of advice as soon as he makes a suggestion.

Now, the title of Shenwu Hou allows him to have full confidence and reason to master the most important power of the Qin Dynasty, and allows him to shamelessly throw all state affairs to Chen Ping, the prime minister, and also allows him to rest and relax himself when he is tired.

The emperor who was tired and hard, had to court every day and could not even get a rest, would rather be there first. Li Yuan actually had his own selfish intentions for the future of Qin.

The feudal society in China lasted for more than 1,800 years, and is the longest among all countries in the world. Among them, there are many dynasties including Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. These dynasties rise and fall again and again, fundamentally speaking, power is due to the emperor alone.

Similarly, the choice of successors is only selected among the descendants and clans of the previous emperor. This choice is too narrow. After all, it is not easy to have a great man in a clan. If there are two powerful emperors like Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the probability of such a small one is really small.

Therefore, if the Qin State's state machine wants to operate normally, if it depends on the emperor alone, it will sooner or later fall into the repeated laws of the rise and fall of the dynasty.

Now, the throne is empty, and his power is not small at all. Interior officials such as Chen Ping, Guan Yue, Zhao Ben, and Li Zheng have received more training in their abilities because of Li Yuan's delegation. This is the thing that makes people most happy to see. The future of Qin cannot be just Li Yuan, but the efforts of everyone.

The second day.

Li Yuan led a group of civil and military officials to the altar of Qin and thanked the ancestors of Qin and the deceased kings of all generations. In the afternoon, they rushed to the monument forest to worship the young people who sacrificed their lives for the great cause of Qin's rejuvenation, and compared the generals and schools who died in the battlefield with their ancestors. This was what Li Yuanyi insisted on.

At the same time, the Qin Dynasty Council announced that January 1st will be designated as the day of Qin’s resumption. The restoration ceremony will be held on this day of the year from now on, and the stele forest memorial service will be held.

Happy days begin with the ringing of the New Year bell.

Li Yuan accompanied Ying Yushu and Xiaoer for more than a month. This period was also the happiest and peaceful period he had in five years, as if war and smoke were far away from the Qin land.

After the Chenggao Alliance, the matter of exchanging prisoners and soldiers between the two countries continued. Nearly 100,000 prisoners of Qin army returned to their hometowns one after another. Some of them encountered the same things as Ma Jin, some were happy to reunite with their families, and some could no longer find their relatives.

Joy and sorrow, everyone has their own experience.

Perhaps, this is life.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of the sixth year of the New Calendar of the Qin Dynasty. According to the later Western Calendar, this was 202 BC. In this year of history, the war in the fourth year of Chu and Han was coming to an end. The Battle of Gaixia began in December. The overlord Xiang Yu eventually died on the banks of the Wujiang River. The Western Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang began from then on.

Nowadays, everything is very different.

The year before, Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han, died in the battle with the Qin army on the Zhang River, and the Han power basically disappeared. The more dynamic and more powerful Qin army under Li Yuan's rule was the more dynamic and stronger Qin army.

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Shenwu Hou Mansion.

Li Yuan each held a silk book from the East City of Chang'an and a pampered scroll from the Western Regions in his hands, and his expression was thoughtful. After a while, the decisive expression in his eyebrows gradually increased.

The Libao in the East City reported the Guanyue report of the management of commerce. It records that in the past three months, the number of Hu merchants from the west has decreased sharply. Many Hu merchants who opened shops in Chang'an have even no response after going west. The pampered scrolls in the Western Regions are the overview of the battle between the Xiongnu, who was sent to Bai Guangji, who was on a mission to the Western Regions the year before, and Li Zhongxiang sent people back to the Western Regions.

There are only a few more than a hundred words in this parchment volume. However, the content recorded in it is thrilling, making people feel rippling when they read it.

In July of the fifth year of the Xinli period of Qin, Bai Guangji and Li Zhongxiang led more than 130 Qin envoys from Didao to Hexi, passing through Jincheng and other places controlled by the Qiang people. Then, they were discovered by Xiongnu cavalry in the area of ​​Gaizangcheng, the former capital of the Yuezhi people. Bai and Li led their members to hide in the vast Qilian Mountains under the circumstance of their last resort.

This hiding lasted for more than three months. After finally winter came, the snow and ice covered the Xiongnu retreated. The Qin army's mission continued to travel westward. Along the way, passing Yumen and other places, first arrived at Loulan, a great country on the banks of the Western Regions. Here, the Qin envoys met the envoys sent by Maodun of the Xiongnu.

The King of Loulan set up a banquet and invited envoys from two powerful countries to attend the meeting. At this banquet, the envoys of the Huns took the lead in attacking and competing with the Qin envoys to wrestle and shoot. As a result, the Huns won the wrestle. During the shooting competition, the Huns warriors were shot three times in a row by Li Zhongxiang and killed three people.

Li Zhongxiang won the reputation of "King of Scissors" in Loulan, and more importantly, the little princess of King Loulan fell in love with Li Zhongxiang and insisted on leaving him to recruit him as her son-in-law.

Li Zhongxiang, who was concerned about the Qin Dynasty and was eager to follow the pace of the Qin army, naturally did not want to stay in Loulan. Bai Guangji, who had been dormant in the Hexi area early in the morning, had another insight into this.

Behind this parchment, Bai Guangji put forward his own suggestions. Qin could use the marriage between Li Zhongxiang and Princess Loulan to form an alliance with Loulan, a major power in the Western Regions, so as to attack on both sides and reopen the important channel on the Silk Road of the Hexi Corridor.

Open up the Hexi Corridor.

Such an important trade route can make the trading channels between Eastern and Western cultures and products smoother. For Qin, it is like the artery of a powerful country.

In the sheepskin scroll, Bai Guangji also mentioned that the Dayuezhi, who retreated to the Tianshan area, was once again defeated by the Xiongnu Western Expedition Army before the New Year. Now, the intention of using the Dayuezhi people to restrain the Huns is no longer possible. The Dayuezhi people have been scared out of their courage in repeated failures. They dare not fight against the Hun cavalry again.

With the loss of the Great Yuezhi, the main force in the anti-Hungarian forces, the situation in the Western Regions became increasingly unfavorable to Qin. Within the Hun tribes, the Great Shanyu Maodun basically completed the conquest of the tribes on the grassland after a year of integration. With the order of Maodun, the hungry wolves on the grassland could raise their troops south at any time.

In view of the severe situation, Bai and Li finally suggested that the Qin army must send troops to Hexi quickly in the shortest time and reopen the Western Regions trade route cut off by the Huns with a strong offensive. Only in this way can the Qin State draw nourishment from the bloodline of the Silk Road again.

There are tigers in the east and wolves in the west.

Time is endless. Qin State, sandwiched in it, once again faces severe tests on the road to a strong country. Unlike the war against the princes of Guandong, the Battle of Hexi will be a battle to show off its national prestige and fight against foreign enemies.

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