hotmtlnovel Chapter 957: Lv Zhi: Completely Give Up
Chapter 957: Lv Zhi: Completely Give Up
Chapter 957: Lv Zhi: Completely Give Up
In the blink of an eye, spring arrived. Qin Hao bid farewell to Lu Su and her son, and led a caravan to Xianyang with Xiang Yu to deliver supplies to the bandits along the way and to win their hearts.
The journey was very smooth. The bandits, who had been hungry for a whole winter, were so excited when they saw all the supplies that they bowed down to them.
After walking and stopping here and there, we finally arrived at Xianyang City when summer came.
As a result, not long after Qin Hao and his party arrived in Xianyang, Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan also returned dejectedly.
"Hey, don't mention it. That damn expert asked us to wait for sixty years before going to find him. Sixty years is sixty years. By then I will be so old that all my teeth will have fallen out. What's the point of going back? Should I let Gao Lan take care of me in my old age?" Gao Yao cursed.
Qin Hao had known this would be the result, but he still pretended to be sorry and consoled her: "Since you can't go back, then stay with me. Let's build a career together in the Qin Dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Yi Xiaochuan immediately said: "I won't stay here, I still have to find a way to go back, so you can stay."
"Xiaochuan, I think what Lao Qin said makes sense. We can't go back anyway, and we have to go on living." Gao wanted to persuade Yi Xiaochuan to stay.
Before Yi Xiaochuan could speak, Qin Hao took the lead and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. Since Yi Xiaochuan wants to go back, there is no need for us to keep him."
"But."
Gao Yao wanted to say something else, but Yi Xiaochuan interrupted him directly: "Don't worry, Gao Yao, I will definitely come back to find you when I find a way to go back."
After saying that, Yi Xiaochuan stood up and left. Gao Yao chased after him and tried to stuff some gold and silver into his hand, but was pushed back by Yi Xiaochuan.
"If I want to make money, it won't be easy. Don't worry, just wait for my good news."
Half a month later, Gao Yao held a colored glass exhibition under the arrangement of Qin Hao. On the one hand, it was to create momentum for a new batch of colored glass products from Qin's workshop, and on the other hand, it was to make friends with dignitaries in the court. There was still a long time before the death of Qin Shihuang, and he needed to understand the policy trends of the Qin Dynasty through these officials to facilitate the subsequent uprising.
At the beginning, the colored glaze exhibition was held very smoothly, and many dignitaries in the court came to show their support. Of course, most of them came for Li Si's sake.
However, near noon, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the exhibition and a nobleman got out of the carriage.
"Prince Fusu."
Li Si and a group of ministers greeted him one after another.
Fusu walked around the venue with a stern face and said, "If such extravagant and licentious trends prevail, my Great Qin will soon be destroyed."
Suddenly, the scene fell into deathly silence. After Fusu left, most of the court officials also said goodbye.
Li Si's face turned as black as charcoal. The reason why the Qin State was able to become strong was that it followed the Legalist approach of governing the country with strict laws and severe punishments. However, Prince Fusu was close to Confucianism and refuted many of the Legalist views. If Fusu came to power in the future, his position would be in jeopardy.
"Mr. Prime Minister, we need to make plans early." Qin Hao reminded.
Li Si said meaningfully: "Fusu is your majesty's most beloved son. He may very well become the second emperor in the future. What can I do?"
"That's just for now. Your Majesty is in his prime, and the young master is wise and famous. Does the Prime Minister think Your Majesty will be happy?"
"you mean"
Neither of them continued talking. Smart people stop talking when they have to and that's enough to get the point across.
Xiang Yu was very wary of Fusu and even proposed killing him to prevent him from ruining his plan to destroy Qin.
"Fusu will naturally be dealt with by Li Si. There is no need for us to expose ourselves now. We should keep a low profile and accumulate strength secretly." Qin Hao naturally would not allow Xiang Yu, this reckless man, to do bad things.
Xiang Liang also felt that what Qin Hao said made sense, and he advised: "Killing Fusu will surely make the King of Qin furious, which will only undermine our plan to destroy Qin."
In the following year, Qin Hao opened Qin's workshops all over the former capitals of the six kingdoms. On the one hand, it was to sell colored glaze and make money, and on the other hand, it was also used as a base to win over the old nobles of the six kingdoms.
The old nobles of the six kingdoms were determined to restore their former glory and were extremely enthusiastic about destroying Qin.
At the same time, Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew also subdued a large number of bandits. Under the policy of carrot and stick, the bandits who could not resist the temptation surrendered to Qin Hao. As for those who were stubborn, they were naturally sent away by Xiang Yu.
During this year, Fan Kuai and the other two also grew rapidly. Although they had the potential to become famous generals, they were just idlers who were disliked by the people of Pei County. Xiang Liang, on the other hand, was the descendant of a real famous general. Naturally, they grew very fast under the influence of their surroundings.
With this year's preparation, Qin Hao could rest assured to let the three of them lead the team to subdue the bandits. Although Xiang Liang could feel that Qin Hao was on guard against them, the cooperation between the two sides was currently in the honeymoon period, and Xiang Liang did not point it out. After all, without Qin Hao's financial support, it would be impossible to win over so many bandits.
On this day, Gao Yao went to work at the Qin's workshop as usual, but he met Yi Xiaochuan on the way. There was a man and a woman traveling with Yi Xiaochuan.
After asking, Gao Yao learned that not long after Yi Xiaochuan left Xianyang City, he was driven out because he had no money to stay in a hotel. Then he had the misfortune to meet a group of people who came to Xianyang to perform labor service. There was a seriously ill and dying man who died outside the city of Xianyang. So this group of people captured Yi Xiaochuan's able-bodied men.
Yi Xiaochuan was sent to build the Great Wall again. Later, he encountered a sudden attack by the Rongdi tribe. He was captured and taken to Tuan Kingdom as a slave. He was almost chopped off as a sacrifice. Fortunately, he met the kind-hearted Princess Yu Shu of Tuan Kingdom and saved his life.
Princess Yu Shu came to Xianyang this time to represent Tu'an State for marriage. The other man was General Meng Tian, who was also the general who welcomed the bride. As a result, the wedding procession was attacked on the way, and the three men were separated from the team and walked all the way back to Xianyang.
After hearing about Yi Xiaochuan's bizarre experience, Gao Yao was amazed but also did not forget to nag: "I told you a long time ago to bring some money with you, so that you wouldn't have to cause so many troubles later."
Qin Hao observed the expressions between Yi Xiaochuan and Princess Yu Shu and found that they did not seem to be as affectionate and inseparable as in the original novel. It seemed that it was because Yi Xiaochuan did not learn martial arts from Xiang Liang and was not brave enough, so he did not win the favor of Princess Yu Shu.
"Old Qin, can you let Xiaochuan stay in our Qin's workshop?"
Qin Hao said seriously: "It is not our turn to take Xiaochuan in, am I right, General Meng?"
Meng Tian looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "How do you know Xiaochuan is my brother?"
"You both have the same brand on your chests. You can't just do it randomly because you think it looks good, right?"
At this moment, Yi Xiaochuan and Meng Tian were already in tattered clothes, with large areas of their chests exposed.
Gao Yao looked at Yi Xiaochuan suspiciously: "When did you get a brother? Isn't your brother Yi Dachuan? Did he travel through time as well?"
"Oh, it's hard to explain this in a short time. I'll tell you slowly later."
Perhaps because he had suffered before, Yi Xiaochuan did not refuse Gao Yao's help this time, but he also rejected Meng Tian's proposal to take him back to the Meng family.
Meng Tian had no choice but to bow to Qin Hao and said, "Mr. Qin, Xiaochuan is my brother. All his expenses here are charged to me. If you need anything, just come to the general's mansion to find me."
"General Meng, please rest assured that I will treat Xiaochuan well."
In order to make Meng Tian owe him a favor, Qin Hao agreed to let Yi Xiaochuan, this scumbag, do odd jobs in the store.
As a result, just after Yi Xiaochuan had lived there for half a month, Lu Zhi arrived in Xianyang. This time, she came with Lu Su and their child.
As the Qin workshop grew larger, Qin Hao was required to be in Xianyang to coordinate the work. In order to avoid long-term separation, Qin Hao asked Fan Kuai and the other two to bring Lu Su and the children when they delivered the goods to Xianyang. As a result, Lu Zhi also insisted on going to Xianyang with them.
"Mr. Yi? Why are you here?" Lu Zhi was very surprised when she saw Yi Xiaochuan.
Yi Xiaochuan couldn't find a way to go home, so he could only stay in the boring Qin Dynasty to work. For him who yearned for freedom, this was just like being in prison, he said in a bad tone.
"I don't want to be here, but I can go back."
Lu Zhi looked at Yi Xiaochuan with grievance.
Seeing this, Lu Su pulled Lu Zhi aside and whispered, "I think Master Yi is not in a good mood today. Let's go home first and come back to talk to Master Yi tomorrow."
Yi Xiaochuan also realized that he had gone too far, so he said to Lu Zhi: "I'm sorry, I'm just a little annoyed, not at you, don't take it personally."
"It's okay. I'll come to see you tomorrow." Lu Zhi immediately smiled.
Afterwards, the group came to Qin Hao's residence in Xianyang.
"Wow, this house in Xianyang is so magnificent." Lu Zhi exclaimed as soon as she entered the door. This was her first time in Xianyang.
Qin Hao opened his arms towards Lu Su, but she dodged him and brought the little kid held by the nanny to Qin Hao.
"You've been away from home for more than a year, and your son misses you."
Qin Hao had no choice but to pick up his son. The little guy was almost two years old and seemed a little shy. He struggled to get down. Lu Su quickly comforted him: "Ming'er, don't you always say you want to see your daddy? This is your daddy, why don't you call him now?"
"Are you really my father?" the little guy blinked and asked suspiciously.
Qin Hao smiled and said, "How can I prove it to you so that you can believe it?"
"Mom said that Dad is proficient in both literature and martial arts. Can you perform a set of sword skills?" The little guy tilted his head and asked vaguely.
Qin Hao laughed: "How difficult is that?"
As he said this, he put the little fellow on the ground and performed a few fancy sword moves, which immediately made the little fellow's face full of admiration and his hands clapped red.
"Do you believe it now?" After Qin Hao finished his move, he squatted down and pinched the little guy's chubby face.
"Daddy."
The little guy responded crisply, then dived into Qin Hao's arms.
Qin Hao held the little guy in his arms and pulled Lu Su inside, leaving Lu Zhi alone to the housekeeper, asking him to arrange Lu Zhi's accommodation. Lu Zhi was so angry that she stomped her feet on the spot.
That night, after meeting again after a long separation, Qin Hao naturally wanted to be affectionate with Lu Su, but the little guy insisted on sleeping with them, so Qin Hao and Lu Su had to coax him to sleep first, put him in the nanny's room, and then continue.
After a night of tossing and turning, perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Lu Su was very proactive last night, allowing Qin Hao to unlock some new "knowledge".
However, this caused Lu Su to become severely fatigued, and she didn't wake up until almost noon the next day.
"Daddy, why didn't Mommy come to eat?" The little guy's speech was not very clear, but for Qin Hao, who had mastered the tenth level of "Baby Language", he could still communicate.
"Mom is very tired from taking care of you along the way, so she is resting now. Daddy will take you to the street to play later, okay?"
"Ah."
What child doesn't like going out on the street? She agreed immediately. Lu Zhi probably guessed why Lu Su hadn't gotten up yet, but she couldn't say anything in front of the child.
After lunch, Qin Hao took the little one shopping, while Lu Su went to Qin’s workshop to chat with Yi Xiaochuan.
Yi Xiaochuan seemed to be in a good mood today. He rarely gave Lu Zhi a smile, which made Lu Zhi a little confused for a moment.
"Mr. Yi, is there anything happy today?"
As a result, Gao Yao's words instantly made Lu Zhi's heart fall from a high point to the bottom of the valley.
"He received a letter early in the morning, and he just sat there for a long time laughing for no apparent reason. He didn't know who sent it to him."
Lü Zhi asked tentatively, "Mr. Yi, is this letter from an old friend?"
"Not really an old friend, just a new friend I made recently, but we've been through thick and thin together."
It seemed that he was thinking of what he had experienced with Princess Yu Shu, and Yi Xiaochuan's mind was filled with Princess Yu Shu's every frown and smile.
Lü Zhi's heart skipped a beat: "Is this friend a man or a woman?"
"female."
"you like her?"
Yi Xiaochuan did not notice Lu Zhi's abnormality and said casually: "Yes, she should be the most beautiful woman I have ever met in my life."
Gao Yao was displeased when he heard this: "Xiaochuan, I'm warning you, don't do anything to let my sister down."
"Well, I know. I like her, but I've never done anything to her. Besides, where are we now? The Qin Dynasty. Maybe I can't go back for the rest of my life. And you're not allowed to let my mind wander?" Yi Xiaochuan said nonchalantly.
The conversation between the two contained too much information for Lu Zhi to process for a while.
"Your sister? With Yi Xiaochuan."
"Yes, my sister is in love with Xiaochuan. To be precise, I am his brother-in-law."
Lu Zhi seemed to hear the sound of a broken heart, and then left Qin's workshop in a daze.
When they returned to Qin's house, Lu Su had just gotten up. Seeing Lu Zhi looking absent-minded, he asked about the situation with concern.
"Susu, from today on, I will focus on business and never marry again in my life!"
"Sister, you."
"Tell my brother-in-law that I'm home."
After saying that, Lu Zhi packed her luggage and left. Lu Su was afraid that something might happen to her, so he quickly asked the coachman to harness the carriage and chase her.