An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

On August [-]th, Ji Yue left Liang Guo and returned to Yongping, Wei Lian alone guarded the capital and took over the overall situation.

It is easy to conquer the country and difficult to defend the country.Before Liang Guo was settled down, Qin Guo encountered serious troubles. In an instant, Liang people who were on the verge of despair saw a glimmer of hope, and became restless again.

It's just that with Wei Lian around, all their extravagant hopes will be extinguished.

After Wei Lian beheaded more than a dozen of the Actuators, the remaining Liang Guoxun nobles were terrified.They thought King Qin left the capital, and before the thanks came, they could take the opportunity to counterattack.Unexpectedly, Wei Lian, who was unknown in the past, was no less scheming than the King of Qin. He strictly guarded against death, killed chickens to make an example of monkeys, and insisted on not giving them a chance to stand up.

What's going on with Wei Lian?Isn't he from Chu?Why do you serve King Qin like this?How many people secretly hated their teeth itching, but they dared not speak out.Those who gossip and want to resist will die on the street that night - Wei Lian suppressed them with absolute force.

The hardships are self-evident, but the result is that he succeeded.

On August [-]th, Xie Chen brought an army into Wangcheng to garrison and join Wei Lian.

On the first day he entered the city, he went to meet Wei Lian.

"Young master." Xie Chen was shocked when he learned that Wei Lian had been guarding King Liang's city alone for the past few days.

As a general, he knows how difficult it is to defend a new city.What's more, Gongzi Lian didn't have any manpower at all, so he relied entirely on psychological tactics to make the Liang people dare not act rashly, and then used the strategy of delaying the army to delay the arrival of the Qin army.

His understanding of Wei Lian was originally limited to the fact that he was a proton sent by the state of Chu, and His Majesty loved him very much. The scene of throwing Princess Chonghua into the water showed that he was not someone to be trifled with.After Wei Lian solved the Jiangzhou plague, he felt that this was really a powerful person.Now the young master has guarded a chaotic city for five days, this is really...

Call him admire.

"The last general and His Majesty have met halfway." Xie Chen respectfully said, "Your Majesty brought half of the army back to Qin to resist, and left an army to order the last general to come to the king's city to assist you."

"Here is up to you." Wei Lian waited for him to arrive, and finally he was able to pull away, "Defend the country of Liang, and I will leave today. I have already eradicated everything that should be eradicated, and you will clean up the rest that slipped through the net. Don't worry." Lost here."

Xie Chen was taken aback: "My lord is leaving?"

Wei Lian said, "Yes."

"You want to go back to Qin to find His Majesty?"

Wei Lian shook his head: "I'll go back to Chu."

Xie Chen's army has arrived, Liang Guo doesn't need him to worry about it anymore.It was difficult for Ji Yue to fight against the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms alone, so he had to help.

It's just that when it comes to the ability to march and fight, Ji Yue is the best.There's no need for Wei Lian to look for Ji Yue, he has another thing to do right now.

……

"What do you want us to tell you, Master?" Xiao Wen sat side by side with Ayida, with a puzzled look on his face.

As soon as Ji Yue's identity was revealed, Wei Lian's identity naturally couldn't be hidden.At the beginning, Xiao Wen could not accept that Brother Wei and Brother Yue, whom he had called brothers for so long, turned into Prince Lian and King Qin, but he has a good ability to adapt, and now he can change his words easily.

"Your Excellency once said that Shadow Pavilion should do three things to me." Wei Lian asked, "Can you still count?"

If you don't count, you have to count, and he has already figured out how to squeeze their full value.

Xiao Wen sat upright, and said seriously: "Naturally. Even if I go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire, I will definitely do it."

"That's good." Wei Lian said, "I will use those three things now."

He said three things quickly.

"..."

After listening, the corner of Xiao Wen's mouth twitched: "...Okay, I will try my best."

Really not being polite to him, it really is going up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire!

On the tenth day of September, Chu State, Pan'an.

The soldiers are in chaos, and the smoke is everywhere.Pan'an City was far more depressed than what Wei Lian saw last time.

Qin and Chu went to war again—this time on a larger scale, Yan, Lu, and Chu all declared war on Qin.No one wants to be the one whose territory disappears, so it is understandable to act first.

There are very few traces of merchants on the street, most of the shops on both sides are closed to protect themselves, and the few that are open are also neglected.

Anxiety pervades the flames of war.No one knows whether the Qin army will overthrow the three armies or the Three Kingdoms will win the Qin tomorrow. All ordinary people can do is stay in the house, hoping that the war will pass quickly.

The inn I came back from last time was still open, but I didn't see a few guests for a long time, so it was very deserted.

Wei Lian stepped in, and the room was empty as far as the eye could see, not even a waiter serving tea.

He looked around, walked to the counter and called out: "The shopkeeper."

"Hey!" The shopkeeper was startled, and crawled out from under the counter. When he saw Wei Lian, he patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief, "It's you, sir, you scared me to death."

Wei Lian's face is really unforgettable for anyone who has seen it.The shopkeeper recognized it at a glance, and then slightly relaxed his vigilance.The new faces in the city in the past two days are particularly eye-catching.If it wasn't for him to eat, the inn would occasionally get a fortune or two, and he didn't want to open the door.

Is money more important than life?In truly life-threatening situations, most people choose the latter option.But if death is not that close to them, quite a few people will still choose the former.

After all, no one can predict whether you will lose your life or not, but if you can't maintain your current livelihood, what is the difference from losing your life?

Wei Lian asked, "Why did you hide?"

The shopkeeper laughed dryly: "I'm afraid that the Qin people will come in." It's like this in wartime.

"Then is the inn still open?"

"Yes, of course." The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Life is still going on. Do you want to be a top student or stay in the shop?"

"All." Wei Lian randomly picked a table in the lobby and sat down, "I want to stay here tonight, just eat a few dishes to fill my stomach, can I prepare some more dry food? I have to leave tomorrow. Hurry up."

"Hey." The shopkeeper left the counter and went to the back kitchen, "I'll go to the kitchen to cook for you."

Wei Lian paused: "Is there no cook?" Does the shopkeeper need to go in person?

And since he entered the house, he has not seen half of the staff, not even other guests.

Pan is as quiet as a dead city.

"Business is difficult, and I can't pay wages, so I have to resign." The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, looking even more haggard than last time.

Wei Lian wisely didn't ask any more questions.

The shopkeeper cooked a few home-cooked dishes and brought them to the table in person. He probably hadn’t seen anyone in a long time, and he muttered: "Your Majesty has also seen it. These days, no one is usually here for several days. Last time Buddy——Xiao Du, he was drafted into the army. That kid is only 16 years old, and he can’t even hold the big kitchen spoon steadily. He can only serve the dishes. Can you hold a gun? How can you beat someone? He has a mother who needs someone to take care of him..."

When the shopkeeper said this, his eyes were a little red.He was in a daze for a while, then he wiped the corners of his eyes hastily as if he had come to his senses: "Your lord is laughing. The old man has been alone for a long time, and he wants to talk when he sees people, but he talks too much."

Wei Lian shook his head lightly: "It's okay."

"The next person has been on the road for a long time, and I want to hear someone talk for a while."

He took a sip of food by the way, eating with chopsticks almost imperceptibly.

... The shopkeeper probably has a lot of forgetfulness due to his age, so he put too much salt a few times.

Wei Lian remained calm and continued to eat.

"That's good." The shopkeeper looked a little happy, "It's been a long time since no one has chatted with me, an old man. What about the gentleman next to you last time? It seems to be the one wearing the mask? It's your brother... this time Why aren't we together?"

Wei Lian lowered his eyes: "He also went to join the army."

The shopkeeper suddenly became a little stiff.

Seeing this, Wei Lian immediately changed his words with the Chu country accent: "I am from Chu."

Only then did the shopkeeper's expression slow down.

More than half of the people staying at the inn on the border between Qin and Chu are Qin people, otherwise this period of time would not be so deserted—it’s not because Qin people don’t come, and they won’t get good looks when they come.

He was afraid that that was Qin Bing, anyway, they were enemies now.

Since this gentleman is from Chu, the person who is with him must also be from Chu.

The shopkeeper felt relieved, and comforted him: "It's a war, every household has to produce a male. Don't worry, sir, your brother will return safely."

Wei Lian smiled lightly: "Yes."

... Ji Yue is not a big soldier.

The one from his family who joined the army is called Yujia Qinzheng.

"I don't know when this day will be the end." The shopkeeper sighed, "I sent my wife away early, and I didn't leave a son. I kind of regard Xiao Du as a grandson. Fortunately, I don't have any grandson. Xiao Du went to war , I feel empty in my heart. If this is my own grandson, it will be so uncomfortable. "

It is the people who suffer in war.They are not the only ones who are parting, there are thousands of families in the world, so wives and children are separated, and even yin and yang are separated.

Wei Lian firmly believed that he and Ji Yue would meet again in the near future, but they had to overcome the difficulties ahead for the time being.

But there are too many people...they will never meet again.

Just by listening to the shopkeeper's few words, one can get a glimpse of the cruelty of war.

Wei Lian suddenly said: "If the king is incompetent, old man, would you mind changing to a wise king?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback.

"Lang Jun's words... are too bold. I dare not answer."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, there are only you and me here."

The shopkeeper hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Your Majesty... he is greedy for beauty, stupid and innocent, and kills the virtuous. He has already disappointed the common people. Everyone has been grudges for a long time. He is not worthy..."

He didn't dare to continue the rest of the sentence, but said: "Say something outrageous... In fact, we people don't care who is the king above or what his surname is. As long as it can feed us and clothe us warmly, we don't have to worry about outsiders every day." If you call in, it’s a wise gentleman, so I’ll recognize him.”

Wei Lian listened, and after a long time, said one word: "Okay."

At that time, the shopkeeper didn't know how important Wei Lian's word "good" was.

Ji Yue doesn't like fighting, and neither does Wei Lian.

But they had to do it, and they had to get blood on their hands.Wei Lian knew what he was about to do. Maybe he would be branded as a traitor, maybe he would be reviled by the people of Chu State, and maybe he would be engraved on the pillar of shame by the history of Chu throughout his life.

He knew what he was doing.

Right and wrong are judged by later generations.He only lives in the moment, and he knows that everything they do is not for the war itself, but for the coming of peace.

He wanted this over sooner than anyone.

September [-]th, Chu State, Liangcheng.

Liangcheng is the royal capital of the Chu Kingdom, and the whole city is under martial law recently, to guard against spies from the Qin Kingdom sneaking in.The investigation at the gate of the city is extremely meticulous, and any suspicious person will be arrested immediately.

There was still a long queue at the gate of the city today, when a sound of horseshoes was heard, a young man in white wearing a bamboo hat rode over and directly crossed a checkpoint.

The soldiers guarding the city stopped immediately: "Who is coming? Dismount quickly and report your name!"

Passers-by who had been queuing for a long time were also dissatisfied: "That's right, go to the back and line up..."

The young man reined in the reins, took off his bamboo hat, his eyes were delicate and cold, and his voice was as clear as snow: "Young Master Lian."