Eunuch Liu Fuquan stood in the hall with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of temptation in his slender eyes.
He pinched his orchid fingers and said slowly:
"General Xia, His Majesty has another favor to ask of you - those medicine slaves who grow spiritual herbs in Youzhou need to be dealt with as soon as possible, and the 'pills' in their bodies must be removed and sent to the capital."
Xia He frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Linghe is a poisonous weed that harms the people. People in Youzhou avoid it. Why does Your Majesty still collect it?"
Liu Fuquan's smile remains unchanged:
"Those medicine slaves are just slaves, not human beings. It is a great blessing for them to offer what Your Majesty wants."
Xia He remained silent.
Liu Fuquan suddenly remembered that Xia He was also born a slave!
He quickly laughed dryly and said:
"Oh, General Xia is certainly different! You are now a meritorious official appointed by His Majesty. After you are conferred a title, you will be a noble. How can you be compared with those lowly people?"
Seeing that Xia He still didn't answer, Liu Fuquan lowered his voice and said meaningfully:
"Your Majesty has treated you well. The rewards and titles are all great graces from heaven. Please don't... let him down."
Xia He suddenly smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"You are joking, eunuch. How dare I disobey the order of His Majesty?"
He spoke in a relaxed tone.
"In two days, I will prepare the spiritual herbs and personally send someone to escort them to the capital."
Liu Fuquan was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly:
"General Xia is indeed sensible! Then we will wait for good news!"
Wait for the eunuch to leave.
Xia He turned around and strode towards the backyard. Su Changfeng was still standing there. Seeing him come back, his eyes narrowed slightly:
"how?"
Xia He sneered:
"The emperor wants Linghe."
Su Changfeng's pupils shrank and his fingers tightened unconsciously.
Xia He said without further ado:
"Choose a day to enter the mountains and hunt the blood unicorn."
Su Changfeng looked at him deeply and suddenly asked:
"What are you going to do with the remaining Linghe?"
Xia He did not answer, but waved his hand to call for his personal soldiers:
"Go call Erpang and Mingsan."
A moment later, Erpang and Mingsan hurried over. Xia He repeated the emperor's order, and everyone's face changed suddenly.
Er Pang angrily slammed the table and yelled:
"You bastard emperor! You want to use human lives to make elixirs?!"
Ming San also gritted his teeth:
"Brother He! This poisonous weed is harmful to people. Do we really want to pay for it?"
Su Changfeng had a complicated expression and spoke slowly:
"Back then, my father was killed by the two great families because he destroyed the spiritual grass. But I finally figured it out... the real mastermind behind this was probably the emperor."
Everyone was shocked.
Erpang stared and lowered his voice:
"Boss, why don't we just rebel!"
Su Changfeng looked at Xia He with burning eyes.
He knew that if it were someone else, they would most likely choose to compromise at this moment - who could easily give up a high position with generous salaries and a hereditary title?
But if this were to happen, those drug slaves who had fought for Youzhou would...
How should the people who trust Xia He view him?
If people's hearts are lost, everything is over.
Su Changfeng said in a deep voice:
"The army was able to invade Youzhou because the medicine slaves risked their lives to open the city gates. If we abandon them for wealth and fame today, who will be willing to fight for us in the future?"
Xia He suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.
"Who said I was going to abandon them?"
He turned to Erpang and Mingsan and ordered:
"Go, put on white robes, and lead people to flatten all the spiritual fields inside and outside the city!"
Er Pang was stunned: "White robe? Why do you have to wear a white robe?"
Ming San reacted instantly, his eyes lit up:
"Great! Boss, do you want us to disguise ourselves as rebels and take action?"
Xia He curled his lips into a smile, and the two of them immediately took orders and left.
Su Changfeng was stunned, then burst into laughter.
The biggest leader of the White Robe Army is standing here, but Xia He lets his men disguise themselves as his men?
He shook his head and suddenly said seriously: "Xia He, if you really want to rebel, these people alone are not enough."
Xia He raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"
Su Changfeng looked straight into his eyes and said word by word:
"On behalf of the people of Youzhou, I thank you for your righteous act today. If you decide to start a rebellion, Su is willing to serve you at your service!"
Before he finished speaking, footsteps were suddenly heard at the gate.
Liu Rushuang, who had just walked in, was stunned.
"In broad daylight...you guys are rebelling without trying to hide it?!"
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Yunzhou, the residence of the prince.
In the spring garden, flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are flying, but Prince Qin Zhao has no heart to appreciate them.
He sat alone in the pavilion, holding a battle report tightly in his hand, his eyes sharp as torches as he scanned the contents word by word.
"We set up an ambush in the valley and cut off the barbarian army's food supply... We attacked the enemy camp at night and beheaded more than a thousand people... We defeated 50,000 with only 5,000 men at the foot of Youzhou City..."
Every time he read a paragraph, Qin Zhao's eyebrows would slightly raise, and a hint of admiration would unconsciously appear at the corners of his mouth.
"What a Xiahe!"
He whispered to himself, tapping the table with his fingertips.
"Compared with him, Zhao Tiangang is as stupid as a donkey!"
But while admiring it, he couldn't help but ponder.
Although Zhao Tiangang was not a famous general, he was always steady and had never made any big mistakes before.
The reason for this defeat was not his incompetence, but the strength of the barbarian army. If it were someone else, it would probably be difficult to turn the tide.
But Xia He did it!
Not only did they do it, they did it so beautifully!
A hint of relief flashed in Qin Zhao's eyes - fortunately, this man was a general of the Qin Dynasty!
He put down the battle report, picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a plan in mind.
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