"I've learned it! I really have! I'm so far behind the Grand Commandant!"

Zhao Cha, whose neck was wrapped in thick cloth, looked at the scene before him with a fanatical glint in his eyes.

So... finding fault is such a simple thing!

He racked his brains, attempting suicide and provoking others. If Huan Yi hadn't broken the agreement, he would probably be a handful of dust by now.

"Zhao Cha!"

"Your humble servant is here!"

The wicked man suddenly turned around and looked at Zhao Cha. He had obviously heard what Zhao Cha said, so he explained, "You have barely fulfilled the king's instructions."

"But this wasn't done well!"

Zhao Cha's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned dejected, but he couldn't say anything. He had indeed done a bad job and almost messed it up.

He knew in his heart that although he had completed the task, the mistakes and shortcomings were obvious. He knew that he still had a long way to go to gain recognition from a master like the wicked man.

"Remember this!" The wicked man's voice carried a hint of sternness. "My Qin state has a strong and well-equipped army. Your so-called excuse is nothing but your whim. Why bother with throat-slitting or anything like that?"

"For example, that day, if you couldn't provoke that bastard, you might as well have just pinned the crime on him and forced him to commit it. Why risk your life for a mere small country?"

"Even if you want to die, you can't die in this small tribe, a barbaric land that can't even be considered a small country!"

Zhao Cha nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing with her wicked husband's words, "This humble official has learned a great deal!"

The wicked man continued, "When the king and I chose you, we didn't consider so much at all. It was you who thought too much. Your parents had a hard time giving birth to you and raising you. Even if you are going to die, we hope you die a worthy death."

Zhao Cha took a deep breath and nodded repeatedly.

"Once you've recovered, return to Xianyang. I will recommend you for the position of Envoy of the Capital, specifically to oversee foreign envoys." The wicked man smiled, stood up, and patted Zhao Cha on the shoulder.

“Remember this, what I’m saying today isn’t that your behavior was bad, but whether it was worth dying for. You’d better ‘train’ those envoys properly later.” The wicked man lowered his voice, constantly winking at Zhao Cha as he spoke.

A smile appeared on Zhao Cha's face, and he felt a little touched. Not only was he not reprimanded for not handling things well, but he was also entrusted with an important task.

"Your humble servant will certainly live up to the expectations of Your Majesty and the General, and will train those envoys to be as fierce as wolves and tigers, so that they may serve my Great Qin!" Zhao Cha replied firmly.

"Like wolves and tigers, what a wonderful description of 'like wolves and tigers'!" The wicked husband's eyes lit up, and he burst into laughter.

"Alright, go and rest now. But remember what I said today, the Grand Commandant will be counting on you when we come to Japan." The wicked man patted his shoulder and laughed heartily.

He knew that Zhao Cha had figured out his intentions. With this kid's willingness to use the excuse of committing suicide, he wouldn't need to consider having a legitimate reason for fighting in the future.

Zhao Cha nodded, subconsciously touched his neck, and turned to take his leave.

After he left, Huan Yi asked in confusion, "May I ask, Grand Commandant, why do you suddenly want to destroy Loulan?"

"Because... we will not return until we conquer Loulan!" The wicked husband revealed a wicked smile.

To be honest, he really didn't take Loulan seriously.

However, whether it is Wang Changling's "Song of Joining the Army" or Li Bai's "I wish to be a sword at my waist, to directly slay Loulan", both are based on the story of Fu Jiezi destroying the Loulan Kingdom by himself.

Now that he has transmigrated here, he has indirectly ended the fate of the Han Dynasty. Why not follow the path of the Han Dynasty as well, so as to make up for those glorious deeds?

"What and what?" Huan Yi and the others were completely baffled, their faces blank.

The wicked man cleared his throat and laughed, "You don't need to worry about that. Another reason for destroying Loulan was to get manpower!"

"manpower?"

Seeing their continued confusion, the wicked man sighed, "The construction progress needs to be fast, but with our current manpower, it's still a bit slow."

"Loulan is one of the strongest of the thirty-five tribes in the Western Regions, so it must have a large number of men. Isn't this a ready-made source of labor?"

"Every day we delay means a huge loss of money!!"

The group suddenly realized!

Well, to put it bluntly, he's got the idea of ​​getting something for nothing again.

They should have realized this sooner; how could they have forgotten the wicked man's consistent way of doing things!

As the veteran commander, Huan Yi was the most composed among them. He said with some concern, "If we attack Loulan, the Western Regions will probably be thrown into chaos!"

"The reason we went through all this trouble to justify our actions was precisely to prevent the thirty-five tribes of the Western Regions from panicking and forming an alliance to resist our Qin state."

"Now you want to take action again... isn't that just pointless?"

“Yes, that’s right!” Zhang Han and the other two scratched their heads, quite agreeing with Huan Yi’s words.

"Plans can't keep up with changes, and it just so happens that the Loulan envoy has come to our door today!" The wicked man smiled, not taking it seriously at all.

He hadn't considered that building Kucha would require a large workforce, but unfortunately, Loulan had to deliver itself to his doorstep at this critical juncture.

However, Huan Yi's concerns were not unfounded. The destruction of Kucha could still be explained, but if Loulan were destroyed without warning, the other thirty-four tribes would definitely not sit idly by.

By then, not only will we fail to speed things up, but we'll likely have to waste extra time dealing with the alliance of the Thirty-Four Departments.

Fear? Absolutely not!

However, his original intention was to save time, so how could he waste time?

"so!"

After a moment of contemplation, the wicked man slowly spoke: "Immediately send out scouts to invite the thirty-four tribes, excluding Loulan, to Kucha. Tell them that I, the Grand Commandant, have important matters to discuss with them!"

Zhang Han grinned and asked in return, "Grand Commandant, do you think they dare to come?"

Huan Yi and the others nodded repeatedly. They all knew that Qin was coming with great force, so who would dare to come?!

The wicked man smirked and shouted, "Erhe, go and pick out some of the worst quality glass. This Grand Commandant wants to give it as a gift!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Erhe quickly left, but soon returned with his men.

"Grand Commandant, is this enough? There are about a hundred items, all of them the worst quality!" Zhang Erhe randomly picked a large wooden box and opened it, revealing some transparent and colorless glassware inside.

"These are mostly flawed items with minor imperfections. Before we came, Xiang Lihe specifically instructed that if the Grand Commandant wanted to give gifts, we should send these!"

"Old Xiangli, it has to be you! You've thought of everything so thoroughly!" The wicked husband's face was full of satisfaction, praising Xiangli He who was far away in Xianyang.

If he weren't out in front of me, I would have hugged him and kissed him several times.