Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 40: Love at First Sight
Boom!
Amid the tsunami-like cheers of the Qingshan Army, a purple electric snake suddenly streaked across the previously calm sky, followed by strong winds and rolling dark clouds.
The weather is not good.
Lu Qingshan looked up at the cold sky, as if he could feel the existence of the Heaven, and that it harbored deep malice towards him.
"Are you fighting me?" he whispered.
Lu Qingshan stood on the top of the city wall, his long hair flying in the strong wind. Above him, electric snakes were rolling and boiling like a frying pan, and below him, the Qingshan army was excited and as powerful as a tsunami.
"Well, that's interesting."
He raised his head and saw the vast sky.
Fighting against the sky is endless fun.
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After taking Feiyun City, the Qingshan Army truly gained a foothold in the Hu family's fiefdom.
But the Qingshan Army's expansion plan did not stop and quickly radiated to the surrounding areas.
The teaching of "Qingshan Sword Technique" is also progressing steadily, creating an atmosphere for everyone to learn swordsmanship.
The soldiers' martial arts began to improve by leaps and bounds.
Lu Qingshan was not idle either.
He communicated with craftsmen, learned about the craftsmanship foundation of this world, and put forward his own needs based on actual conditions.
Those demands amaze even the most experienced craftsmen, yet they are surprisingly feasible.
In a world like Daoyuan Realm, in addition to martial arts, Mohist methods have amazing effects.
Because whether in war or to liberate productivity , technology is an extremely important part.
In addition, Lu Qingshan also built schools in the territory and recruited many storytellers, accountants, etc. to train them as teachers.
Not only did he popularize education, but he also spread his advanced ideas and theories.
After this series of unprecedented policies were issued, the people in the areas occupied by the Qingshan Army's admiration and love for Lu Qingshan had already reached the sky.
As the news of the Qingshan Army's "returning land to the people" spread, the reputation of the Qingshan Army became even more prosperous in the Hu family's fiefdom.
Many people still under the rule of the Hu family were looking forward to the Qingshan Army’s early arrival.
The Hu family had long lost their morals and their hearts.
Once a ruler loses the support of the people, will his demise be far behind?
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The Qingshan Army, which started out from the Daqing mines, grew like a snowball, faster and faster.
It took the Qingshan Army a full twenty days from launching the attack to capturing Anling City.
It took the Qingshan Army more than a month to march from Anling City to Feiyun City.
But then, the Qingshan Army pushed forward into the Hu family's fiefdom at the rate of conquering a small city every five days and a large city every ten days.
The speed and momentum of this incident have never been seen before in history, and it is truly terrifying.
Even in the Qingshan Army, apart from Lu Qingshan, no one could understand why the Qingshan Army could grow so fast?
The Qingshan Army continued to advance, and the Hu family army was no match for them. They suffered defeat after defeat and continued to retreat.
Soon, the Qingshan Army approached the Hu family’s main city, Hujia City.
The enemy is at the gate.
The Hu family, a century-old family that has remained standing despite the succession of several Qin kings, has faced its greatest test in history and is at a critical juncture of survival.
But at this time, an unfamiliar army appeared in Hujia City.
An army that does not belong to the Hu family.
In a luxurious courtyard in the center of the city.
"The rebel forces are strong, and the royal family turned a deaf ear to my Hu family's request for help. Only your Tang family is willing to lend a helping hand." Hu Tianma said gritting his teeth.
After the Qingshan Army took over half of the Hu family's fiefdom, they asked Qin Yitian for help, hoping that the royal family would send troops to help them quell the rebellion.
As a result, Qin Yitian declined the offer without hesitation, saying that the Iron City was in danger and there was no spare energy to send troops.
This made Hu Tianma hate Qin Yitian even more, but he didn't think about that when Qin Yitian asked their Hu family to send troops to support Tiecheng, they just perfunctorily evaded the question.
"Thank you Tang family for helping me this time. This is a great favor. My Hu family will never forget it. After we put down the rebellion and recover the lost territory, I am willing to give you half of my territory as a thank you."
Hu Tianma drew a line on the map with his finger and spoke to the people of the Tang family headed by Tang Yuan.
There are three major families in Qin State: the Hu family, the Fu family, and the Tang family.
The Qingshan Army has grown to such a size that only the Tang family, one of the three great families, has the ability to lend a helping hand.
Tang Yuan said: "Master Hu, please rest assured. I understand the principle of the lips and teeth being cold. The rebels are in full swing, and my Tang family's fiefdom is adjacent to your Hu family. If your Hu family falls, the rebels' next target will definitely be our Tang family."
"In this battle, our Tang family will definitely help you with all your might."
Tang Yuan's words calmed Hu Tianma's uneasy heart a little.
With the help of the Tang family, we can definitely win this battle, right?
But when he thought about the series of defeats he had suffered in recent days, Hu Tianma still felt a little scared.
"I want to see if the Qingshan Army is really as powerful as the rumors say, to be able to beat your Hu family like this." Tang Yuan was proud of himself.
You've never been beaten, right? --Hu Tianma secretly complained in his heart, but he was full of praise, "No matter how powerful the rebel army is, how can they stop your Tang family's cavalry?"
Tang Yuan laughed out loud . Even though he knew that Hu Tianma had to bow his head under someone else's roof, he gladly accepted the compliment.
Just at this moment, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard outside the door.
"Master, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"
Hu Tianma frowned, his expression darkened. Seeing the guard pushing the door and rushing in, he said gloomily, "Can't you see I'm discussing something important? If it's not something important, I'll take your head today!"
The guard trembled all over and said timidly: "Master, the city has been broken..."
"How is it possible?!" Hu Tianma stood up suddenly. "The rebels have just arrived. Even if they are powerful, the walls of Hujia City are indestructible and the gates are made of fine iron. How can they be broken in an instant? Can the Qingshan Army fly into the sky and hide underground?"
"Yes...some of the guards guarding the city gate rebelled, killed the others, and opened the city gate...Qingshan Army, the Qingshan Army has entered the city!"
The guard finished his words in one breath, a look of despair on his face.
Hu Tianma's face also changed, he screamed, his eyes were bloodshot.
With his last hope, he looked at the people from the Tang family beside him, "Brother Tang..."
Facing Hu Tianma's sharp eyes, Tang Yuan sighed and shook his head, "It's not that my Tang family is unwilling to help your Hu family. If we were unwilling, we wouldn't have made this trip. It's just that in this situation, there is really no way to fight..."
"The Hu family is finished." Tang Yuan thought silently in his heart.
Without the geographical advantage and with the Qingshan Army being so powerful, how can we fight this battle?
Even if we managed to win, our manpower would be almost exhausted and the losses would be heavy.
I can help, but helping the Hu family at such a huge price is absolutely unacceptable.
"Retreat," Tang Yuan and the others said, "Hurry back and tell the family head about the situation here, and let him be prepared. The rebels have evil ambitions, and the Hu family will not let them satisfy."
Tang Yuan was worried.
This was the first time he had ever seen such an opponent in his life. He suddenly appeared out of nowhere and his style of behavior was unheard of.
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The sound of horse hooves was frequent.
On the streets of Hujia City, Lu Qingshan was riding a warhorse and walking in the front.
The doors of the houses on both sides of the street were no longer tightly closed, but slightly open.
A pair of blazing eyes looked at the Qingshan Army that marched into the city in a swagger - everyone knew that wherever the Qingshan Army passed, not only would they not harm the common people, but they would also distribute the nobles' land to the common people.
Not to mention resisting the Qingshan Army, the people of Hujia City were so excited when they heard that people in other places had their own fields that they had already counted on their fingers the day when the Qingshan Army would take over Hujia City.
"General, have you arranged the people at the city gate in advance?" Gu Tianyan couldn't help asking, as he thought he would have to go through a big battle but was able to enter the city in a dramatic way.
In his opinion, Lu Qingshan must have been a master of foresight and had already contacted and arranged for an insider in advance.
"No," Lu Qingshan shook his head, "It wasn't arranged by me."
"Then what?" Gu Tianyan couldn't believe it.
"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world," Lu Qingshan said with a smile, "Do you think this is just empty talk? The people are the ones who know best how to choose the right tree to inhabit."
"After taking down the Hu family, what are you going to do next, General?" Gu Tianyan couldn't help but ask again.
"Don't we still have the Tang family and the Fu family?" Lu Qingshan smiled meaningfully, "Even if we take down these two families, don't we still have the other countries?"
Gu Tianyan's heart trembled, and she looked at Lu Qingshan's calm but angular profile.
He never thought that Lu Qingshan's ambition would be so great.
The world that Lu Qingshan mentioned actually really was the entire world.
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Without the geographical advantage, the Hu family's battle became a one-sided crushing defeat.
After a not-so-fierce resistance, Hujia City fell completely into Lu Qingshan's hands.
The only pity is that when the Qingshan Army entered the city, the head of the Hu family, Hu Tianma, packed up his belongings and fled from Hujia City through a secret passage.
But Lu Qingshan didn't care about these.
The Qingshan Army is the trend of the times, what can Hu Tianma do alone?
As the rule of the Hu family was completely overthrown, Lu Qingshan continued as usual, rewarding the entire army, distributing land to the people, developing crafts, opening schools, printing and distributing "Qingshan Sword Technique" to spread his ideas, and at the same time began to build roads and bridges.
These things require a lot of money, and it might be a bit of a stretch for Qin Yitian to take it.
But after raiding the Hu family and obtaining the assets accumulated by the Hu family over a century, they seemed to be at ease. This shows to what extent the Hu family had exploited the people.
Lu Qingshan's name spread throughout the country overnight.
Within a few days, the children on the street were singing nursery rhymes praising Lu Qingshan, and storytellers also spontaneously began to spread the achievements of Lu Qingshan and the Qingshan Army.
Many people's worship of Lu Qingshan is almost like a believer, especially those slaves who were originally exploited.
"If we can unify this world and gather all the power together, what will the White Walkers be?" Lu Qingshan put down the letter sent by Qin Yitian and thought to himself.
The letter contained information about what had been happening in Tiecheng in recent days. Lu Qingshan specifically asked Qin Yitian to pay attention to it and inform him in a timely manner.
He wanted to know whether his actions, which were completely different from the previous one, would lead to different actions on the part of the White Walkers.
The fact is, at least so far, there is nothing unusual on the White Walkers' side.
The White Walkers did not move, which was naturally what Lu Qingshan wanted.
Because this time, he was prepared to crush these White Walkers with a fair and just force.
"Next it's the Tang family's turn." Lu Qingshan's fingers wandered across the map on the table, and finally stopped on the Hu family's fiefdom.
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Spring goes and autumn comes.
In the blink of an eye, it is the coldest season in the north again.
Heavy snow fell.
Compared with the severe cold weather, the Qin State was extremely hot, showing a vigorous and upward momentum, just like a piece of fine iron being hammered and transformed.
A flame called Qingshan Army has burned across the entire Qin State, bringing with it the fire of reform and opening up.
Qincheng, the royal palace, inside the imperial study.
Qin Yitian looked at Lu Qingshan, shook his head, and sighed: "General, I never thought that you could achieve this in less than a year."
In less than a year, the Hu family, the Tang family, and the Fu family were successively overthrown by the Qingshan Army.
Countless fields were distributed to the people, hundreds of schools were built, technology developed with each passing day, and the number of Qingshan soldiers grew to an astonishing level. Lu Qingshan's reputation was even greater than that of her, Her Royal Highness the Princess.
This is only the first year. What will Qin become in another ten years?
Qin Yitian felt that his imagination was not enough.
Lu Qingshan looked out the window at the stars in the sky. His gaze became endless and distant, as if it had crossed the entire galaxy and reached a high place.
He was not arrogant, but extremely calm, "Your Highness, I still think it's too slow."
“We don’t have as much time as we think.”
"Then when is the general going to take action against the Wuyang Kingdom?" Qin Yitian asked, as he had great trust in Lu Qingshan.
Wuyang State was a neighboring country of Qin State.
"We can't be impatient. We have to wait," Lu Qingshan explained in a deep voice, "First, once we take action against Wuyang, Qin will become the target of public criticism. The current Qin is not strong enough to withstand such a target of public criticism."
"We have to wait until Qin becomes strong enough to face all this before we can take action."
"Second, we have to wait for the White Walkers."
"Waiting for the White Walkers?" Qin Yitian frowned.
"The last time was a year later when I led the Dragon and Phoenix Army to the depths of the snowfield and encountered the King of the White Walkers when we reached the Yellow Spring Lake."
"I want to see if the King of the White Walkers will show up as scheduled if I don't go to the Yellow Springs Lake this time, and what kind of reaction he will make."
Lu Qingshan raised his arms towards the moon outside the window, stretched out his five fingers, and then grasped slightly, as if he wanted to hold the moon in his hands.
Qin Yitian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the man in front of him had a strange and indescribable charm.
She hesitated for a while, and finally said, "General, I have something I want to ask you for a long time?"
"Ask!"
"What is the relationship between the Qin Yitian you know and the general? Are they very close?" Qin Yitian said: "When the general first met me, he called me Yitian."
"What is the relationship..." Lu Qingshan thought about it, and seemed to have thought of something worth recalling. A smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said softly:
"Hold your hand and live with you."
Lu Qingshan's eyes fell on Qin Yitian's beautiful face, which he had seen countless times but still never tired of, just like when they first met in Longtan.
Some bonds are destined when we first meet.
What if life could always be like the first time we met?
No.
It was love at first sight.
