Vol 6 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Book 6 Chap 1 – Arriving safely in Xianyang
The State of Qin was founded on the eastern bank of the upper streams of the Qin River
Ever since their ancestors started the kingdoth, and were forled to survive in this difficult land and had long drawn battles with the Barbarians Hence, every single word in their history is written with blood and tears
Although their ways of battling in organized no it difficult for them to settle down in a place, but it resulted in the Qin’s ancestors not being restricted by boundaries and were able to continuously venture into the never trodden land in the east and battle with the barbarians
During the ti was given this place because of the contribution hethe Zhous rear horses for battles and he established this region near the capital In actual fact, this is a difficult task of helping King Zhou defend his borders and preventing the barbarians fro
The 400 odd years of Western Zhou dynasty are the Qin’s most difficult and arduous times With sweat and blood and the countless lives of their own people, they protected their overlord, the Zhou Dynasty’s western border and at the sa such relentless challenges and with stubborn heroism, the Qins built an extremely solid foundation
The chance of a lifetime finally fell on the Qins
Because of the inco You, the barbarians attacked the city and the King was killed Thus the power of the Zhou dynasty was disintegrated
King Pingthe King, the Duke of Qin was bestowed a dukedom and the Qins finally have a place to call their own
When the states first started their wars, the weakest a the 7 states was Qin It was only when Duke Mu of Qin took over and he depended heavily on foreign advisors like Baili Xi, Jian Shu, Songsun Zhi etc, that he established a strong foundation
The country and ar Yang They totally overturned the traditional setup of the tribes and established new military setups, where those who contributed ht the power of the i their ti and built a ht measurements in the country They divided the country into 31 provinces and abolished the borders set up in the past The people are allowed to own their own land for far them directly
Hence the state of Qin took a great leap and becaest and was feared by all the other states
At the ti journey fro the fruits of Shang Yang’s reforms
Xianyang is located south of Mount Jiuji and north of River Wei Hence it’s also known as Wei City
Together with his pretty wife Wu Tingfang and leading Teng Yi, Wu Zhuo and ht them into Qin and received a elcome from the leader of the border patrol, who quickly sent soe shi+ps so that they need not h forests andwhere Wu Yingyuan, together with the family warriors and Zhao Qian, as well as Lu Buwei’s nu The scene was nificent
Wu Tingfang was reunited with her father and they were both ecstatic, feeling as if they have been parted a long time; at the same time they remembered how Master Wu had committed suicide heroically and all the different emotions were mixed
Xiao Yuetan and another youth whose dressing looks like a military advisor acco
This Tu Xian is tall and thin and looks to be about 30 years of age He’s very sturdily built, tanned and ni power and his eyes energetic With a horse like face, he’s not considered handso, manly aura and charisma
He took a huge step forward, pulled Xiang Shaolong’s sleeve and said with a long laugh, “Tu Xian is extremely lucky to be finally able to meet such an extraordinary person who, who else can accomplish such a historic task?”
Xiang Shaolong doesn’t really kno to react to such an enthusiastic welcome and hurriedly expressed his ht that this is the honeymoon period between Lu Buwei and the Wu family, so Tu Xian ood care of them
Tu Xian was introduced to Teng Yi and Wu Zhuo one by one and his reaction was enthusiastic and warm
At this ti apart for so long and now reunited, everyone were overjoyed
Xiao Yuetan behaved as if he’s an old friend and introduced that youth to Xiang Shaolong, “This is a fa Master’s She Ren”
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Xiang Shaolong was secretly thinking that the name ‘Li Si’ sounded extremely familiar He suddenly remerand areat ruler conquer the world!”
Li Si’s body tre rand aood use of my abilities under the leadershi+p of Premier Lu and will be contented if I can accomplish that!”
A puzzled look flashed past Xiao Yuetan’s face He quietly thought that when he introduced Li Si as a famous man from Chu, it’s just out of courtesy The truth is Li Si is a nobody, just that he is a s for him He had asked to follow thelory, so why did Xiang Shaolong see heard of this na heard about Mister Li?”
Xiang Shaolong secretly cursed hiot to know about Li Si froed the topic and asked, “Has Master Lu become the Premier?”
Tu Xian went to Xiang Shaolong and said with gratitude, “Master Lu has instructed ratitude towards Old Master Wu, Master Yingyuan and Shaolong If E safely, things ht have been totally different E in front of his Majesty and Master Lu and his Majesty is going to throw a feast for you toht so that you will have some time to rest We’ll all be one family in future”
Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly to himself that this all sounds very nice but in fact they just want to trick hi Lu Buwei’s lackey
He has long been sick and tired of politics and the fight for power and has no interest at all in the power struggle between the outsider Lu Buwei and the local royalty, so he secretly came to a decision
Just looking at the Wu fa, made up of 12 courtyards, one knows just how i the Wu fa Zheng, who is actually Xiao Pan in disguise, and his trust towards Lu Buwei
Although the new Wu residence cannot be compared to the Wu farandeur, but it’s situated near the Palace in Xianyang in an area where all the highly ranked officials stay in On a trotting horse, one can reach thePalace in a short span of time
Xianyang is split into the inner and outer city
The inner city isPalace situated north of River Wei and Xinle Palace south of Weinan, spanning over the River Wei and is joined by a bridge about 280 steps long, forreater than what the palaces in Handan or Daliang can achieve
The 2 Palaces lookedthe sky, and one can i to earth from Heaven
The outer city is er than the inner city where the co with a wide variety of goods at good prices
When Xiang Shaolong’s party went past the market east of the city, they witnessed the sale of various animal products like meat, leather, veins, horns, fats etc There were also hande of products far surpassed what Zhao and Wei can offer, obviously there is a direct relation between the power of the state and its economy
According to Tu Xian, as traveling in the sa is split into private and official coovernment has set up procedures and officials to look after e trade expansion For exae of salt, metal, handicraft as well as the Minister over the Masses, Minister of Horses, Minister of Works, Minister of Cultivation etc oversees the specifications, quantity and production of the products and all these reflects the Qin’s strong economic power
On the way to the Wu fa of the people are not as bright or grand as those in Wei and Zhao but the population is even , and of course Handan can’t even be compared to them
It was a pleasant change for Xiang Shaolong as he secretly thought that this should be the scale of a strong country
Most of the passersby were ar that Wei and Zhao cannot be a ainst