Chapter 626: The First Emperor Yan Sheng
As soon as Zhou Xu said this, Kong Daqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he didn't say much in front of Zhou Xu, who among the farmers in Huangsha City didn't know that Kong Daqian was a sharp-tongued and eloquent person?
This chatterbox has its advantages as he can chat with anyone on weekdays. Over time, all the farmers in Huangsha City are familiar with him, which naturally makes things much easier for them.
After agreeing to the task and expressing his willingness to do his best, Kong Daqian respectfully withdrew with his son.
After they walked away, his son Kong Tiegan finally couldn't help but ask.
"Dad, are we really going to go to the Great Zhou to farm?"
Hearing this, Kong Daqian immediately retorted to his stupid son in a bad mood.
"Do you think there is still land here for us father and son to have two farms?"
Kong Tiegan was speechless.
"Let's go to Old Huang's house first."
When this was being said just now, Kong Tiegan was kneeling beside him. He naturally knew what his father was going to do, and this also made him feel a new worry.
"Dad, do you think Uncle Huang and the others will agree to this?"
"What can we do if we don't agree? If we don't have land to farm, will they have land to farm?"
Speaking of which, facing his silly son, Kong Daqian was extremely speechless.
Think about how smart I am, why is my son so stupid?
Of course, despite what he said, Kong Daqian was not as tough as he said.
Because he also knew that there were many farmers in Huangsha City who were stupid and single-minded and only knew how to swing a hoe. It would be useless to talk to them.
When he thought of this, Kong Daqian couldn't help but sigh.
Little did he know that Zhou Xu was full of confidence in his eloquent mouth.
In his opinion, the appearance of Kong Daqian was like a timely help.
Although his rank was not high, he was just the right one for the job! It came in handy at this critical moment.
At the same time, Emperor Qin Shi Huang Yan Sheng was in the imperial palace in the capital.
Recently, a new group of beauties were sent up for the beauty pageant, two of which particularly suited Yan Sheng's preferences, causing him to completely lose interest in state affairs recently. He hugged the two beauties and lay on his bed all day, reluctant to leave.
It was not yet dark. Yan Sheng, who had just finished a sowing campaign, threw the concubine aside. Then he glanced at the eunuch who was standing by the bed with his eyes lowered. He chuckled, then leaned there with a lifeless look on his face, staring at the ceiling in a daze. It was as if he had entered the sage mode after sowing the seeds and temporarily lost his worldly desires.
The eunuch standing by the bed had a face that was slightly ashen at this moment, and his fists were clenched tightly under his wide sleeves, and his knuckles had turned white from exerting too much force.
Yan Sheng did not fail to notice these changes, but he did not care. He even enjoyed them and felt proud of them.
Under normal circumstances, he would lie paralyzed on the bed for at least half an hour before slowly getting up.
[It’s a pity that there are no mobile phones in this era. 】
Lying in bed without a cell phone to browse is really empty.
Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard outside the bedroom.
After a while, a palace maid who was in charge of serving inside came trotting to the bed.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of War, Lord Li, wishes to see you regarding an important matter."
"Important? What important thing could it be?"
Having said that, Yan Sheng still stood up after hesitating for a while. I don't know if it was because he was too strong, but he immediately put one hand on his waist, let out a hiss, and gasped.
[Damn it, I've really been overdoing it lately. I feel like my body is being drained. I need to be more careful.]
Similar things have happened many times before and after. He tried to pay attention every time, but he couldn't control his brother at all.
It is easy to indulge, but extremely difficult to restrain.
After leaving the bedroom, Yan Sheng rode in a sedan chair and arrived at his imperial study as quickly as possible.
At this moment, the Minister of War, Lord Li, was already waiting there.
"Is there something important that can't be discussed in court tomorrow?"
In Yan Sheng's view, the Wei State, which was the biggest threat to China, had been completely annexed by them. What threats were there around them now? Although the war in the first two years was costly, it brought them peace for the next ten or even twenty years. They could completely recuperate and recover during this time.
Looking at Yan Sheng's nonchalant attitude, the Minister of War was so anxious that he was about to burst into anger.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The latest pigeon message from the border says that Huangsha City has fallen!!!"
"If it falls, it falls..."
Seeing the anxious and sweaty look on the forehead of the Minister of War, Yan Sheng responded subconsciously. However, before he could finish his words, he was stunned when he suddenly realized what was going on.
"What?! Huangsha City fell?! How did it fall?! Where is Long Zhantian? Isn't he stationed in Huangsha City? Could it be that the slaves defending the country at the mines rebelled?!"
For Yan Sheng, who thought he was safe, this news was like a bombshell. With a bang, he was stunned.
For a moment, he was a little confused and spoke incoherently.
The Minister of War was also furious when he saw this, but facing the emperor in front of him, he did not dare to lose his temper and could only explain hurriedly.
"An army suddenly appeared from the border from nowhere, led by centaurs. They broke through Huangsha City in just one day. General Long Zhantian was forced to withdraw his garrison and retreat to Black Stone City."
He had been indulging himself in sex too much recently, and coupled with the fact that he had just made love, he was now in sage mode and his reactions were a little slow.
At this moment, the amount of information contained in the few words of the Minister of War made Yan Sheng feel a splitting headache.
It took me a long time to finally sort out the thoughts in my mind.
"Centaur mercenaries are involved too?"
Regardless of where that army came from, Yan Sheng was still very wary of the existence of the Centaur mercenaries.
After all, he had spent a large sum of money to hire Centaur mercenaries to win the previous battle with Wei State.
[I was originally thinking about recovering my strength before thinking of a way to deal with those mercenaries. Looking at the current situation, could it be that those mercenaries guessed my thoughts and took the initiative? ]
"No, no, even if the Centaurs are involved, it's not right. They are all cavalry, how can they be good at attacking cities?! Even with the help of the Centaurs, Huangsha City can't be conquered in one day. Something must have happened here!"
Having said that, Yan Sheng quickly gave the order...
"Send a pigeon to the spies in Huangsha City. I want them to report everything that happened, no matter how big or small, without missing a single thing! Go quickly!"
(End of this chapter)
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