The old soldier laughed bitterly upon hearing this. "Your Excellency's question is truly overestimating me. Although I know the facts, how can I possibly know the reasons behind them?"
"but……"
The old soldier hesitated for a moment, then continued, "But I have heard about this from a gentleman. He said that the King of Qi was targeting the native camp under his command."
"Native camp?"
Hearing this, Nan Luoying and Zhao Xin both frowned.
The former couldn't help but ask, "Does the King of Qi have an army composed of natives?"
"have."
The old soldier nodded and said, "Not only that, but as far as I know, there are probably quite a few of them. Moreover, the natives are very brave in battle. Even without weapons, they dare to charge forward with just a white pole. They are considered a powerful army under the command of the King of Qi."
Nan Luoying couldn't help but frown slightly when she heard this.
Zhao Xin snorted coldly with a gloomy expression, subconsciously slapped the stone table in front of him, and cursed angrily: "Asshole!"
Everyone was startled and looked at him in surprise. They didn't expect him to be so angry.
Zhao Xin saw the looks in the crowd and knew they were puzzled. He shook his head and sneered, "I'm not angry about the natives serving under the King of Qi, but about the fact that the King of Qi, for his own selfish reasons, would do something so disastrous!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they were all confused, but Li Cunxiao reacted quickly.
Frowning, he asked, "Sir, are you worried that the natives have learned the art of organizing troops and forming battle formations in the Qi King's camp?"
When he said this, everyone suddenly understood.
Not to mention Nan Luoying and the Kong brothers and sisters, even the old soldier's expression changed.
Before, he was just angry at the King of Qi and the prefect of Dahuang County for their bad strategies, including those of the old prefect and the old King of Qi.
But I never thought of this.
At this moment, he suddenly understood, but his face turned pale.
He used to be an old soldier under the old county magistrate, and no one knew the natives better than him.
No one understood better than him how much impact Zhao Xin's concerns would have on the natives.
No wonder the unrest among the natives has become more and more serious in recent years.
There is this layer.
Isn’t that true if you think about it carefully?
The original natives, though numerous, were not only disorganized but also lacked organizational skills. They were fine in the mountains, but useless outside.
But now the King of Qi has actually organized the natives into a disciplined and organized army. In this way, as long as some of these people return to the natives.
It was a revolutionary change for the natives.
Once the people in the mountains suddenly became an organized and disciplined army, the old soldier couldn't help but feel a chill when he thought about the barbarity and fearlessness of those natives.
But Zhao Xin sneered and said, "If that's the case...
The King of Qi is probably still harbouring confidence and ambition in the natives. This will not only harm the Qin people, but it will also be bad for the natives..."
Everyone understood instantly after hearing this.
Indeed, although the natives nowadays cause trouble every year, they basically do not leave the mountains. But if they were allowed to see the colorful world outside, I am afraid that some of them would develop ambitions!
The Qin Dynasty could tolerate the existence of natives in the Great Wilderness Mountains, but it probably could not tolerate the existence of an ambitious foreign race in the Great Wilderness Mountains.
"only……"
Kong Xuan frowned slightly in confusion and asked, "The King of Qi wants to form a native camp. Why does he have to change the native power structure? Instead of dividing and ruling, why not let a few factions or even one dominate?"
"Because the natives are too scattered, and the Great Wilderness Mountain is too vast."
This time, the one who answered her was Kong Xiao, who had just listened but not spoken.
Zhao Xin and others nodded slightly and looked at him in surprise.
I didn't expect that this tall and strong man with a simple mind could have such insight.
And concise.
Kong Xuan understood as soon as he heard it.
I couldn't help but smile awkwardly, feeling that I had indeed asked a stupid question.
In fact, she still had a question in her mind.
She originally thought that Zhao Xin invited this old soldier over tonight to ask about the treasure of Emperor Yu, but why did Zhao Xin keep asking about the natives from beginning to end?
Until he sent the old soldier away, Zhao Xin did not ask about the treasure of Emperor Yu. Instead, he asked when the old soldier was about to leave.
He asked casually, "Old man, I wonder which family the natives staying in this inn are from today?"
The old soldier was about to leave when he heard this and stopped, turning around and answering, "The natives staying at the inn today are from Hangjiabao, one of the three parties.
The people living in the inn right now are the old man Hang Tianqi from Hangjiabao, his son Hang Shanlie, and Hang Shanlie's daughter Hang Ximei."
"I see."
Zhao Xin nodded slightly, then asked, "I wonder if there are any other leaders in the city these days?"
The old soldier shook his head slightly when he heard this, "I, an old man, cannot know this, but if you want to know, it is not difficult.
Although the old man didn't know if there were other natives in the city, he knew that several merchants in the city had close connections with those natives.
Then he told Zhao Xin the names and locations of the merchants' properties.
Zhao Xin smiled slightly when he heard this, then bowed in thanks.
He then ordered Cao Xiong to personally send his father-in-law back to rest.
Turning back to the courtyard, he saw Kong Xuan and the others seemed puzzled. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "Brother and sister, are you surprised that I haven't asked about the treasure of Emperor Yu from the beginning?"
"this……"
Kong Xuan was slightly startled, then nodded and smiled, "Excuse me, sir. I do have some doubts in my heart."
Zhao Xin chuckled upon hearing this, then deliberately kept the question a secret, saying, "Because there's no need to ask. I already know the answer."
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