I blame the system for licking dogs

In early March of the New Era 10020, the northern, western, and eastern fronts of Great Qin shrank across the board and shifted to strategic defense.

On March 23, the imperial capital, which had been quiet for a long time, rang a distant and solemn bell. At first, the people of the imperial capital thought that something big had happened. Later, the bells continued to ring continuously, and the people realized that it was the death knell of the emperor.

On this day, the bells of the imperial capital rang eighty-one times, three times each time, and the obituary of the death of Emperor Yuan of the Qin Dynasty spread throughout the Qin Dynasty. The royal family of the Qin Empire mourned for forty-nine days, the imperial government officials paid tribute for seven days, and the whole country was banned for one month.

Entertainment, marriage, funeral, and banquet are prohibited.

Emperor Yuan reigned for fifty-eight years. When he succeeded to the throne, he judged that the second ten thousand years of the new era would begin under his reign, so he gave him the title Emperor Yuan.

In the 10,000th year of the New Era, Emperor Yuan changed the name of the year to Xinyuan, which means the beginning of ten thousand years and everything will move toward the Yuan Dynasty.

Emperor Yuan had no outstanding achievements in his life, and his last years coincided with great chaos in the world, which added a lot of lamentation to the emperor's dull life.

The posthumous title of the Emperor Yuan of Qin was considered to be a compassionate, benevolent, and thrifty emperor. According to the achievements of the Yuan Emperor and the ancient regulations, at the end of the world, the world was in chaos, and the monarch was responsible, so he should be given a bad posthumous title. However, after the reform of the Qin Dynasty, the emperor's rights were limited, and the empire

The emperor can no longer be blamed for rise and fall, and there are basically no evil posthumous titles.

On the day of the death of Emperor Yuan, Prince Shenghe and his ancestors read out the imperial edict of Emperor Yuan. Prince Qin Xun of Qin succeeded to the throne and commanded the royal family and imperial guards.

The new emperor changed his reign name to Qingding. This reign name clearly told the world the ambition of the new emperor, to clear the universe and pacify the world.

During the mourning period of Emperor Yuan, the three northeastern states and the four western states suspended military operations, as if to give some face to the old emperor's death.

The war between Da Qin and the three northeastern states and the four western states has been going on for many years. Da Qin also launched many battles, including naval battles against the island states in the east, but all achieved little results.

It stands to reason that although Great Qin lost the land of nine states, five of these nine states were barren states, and Great Qin's national power was much higher than that of the rebel states. The reason why it could not be pacified in three years was due to many reasons.

After hundreds of years of peace in the Qin Dynasty, martial ethics were in ruins, armaments were old, corruption was serious, there were many hills, both the Imperial Guard and the regular army had many problems, and the soldiers' will to fight was weak, resulting in low combat effectiveness.

Fighting on multiple fronts, being attacked on three sides. The goddess state in the north, the three states in the northeast, the island state in the east, the Shu state in the west, and the four states in Xishan cooperate tacitly. Whenever Da Qin makes a big move on one side, the other sides will put pressure on it, causing Da Qin to keep doing it.

Less than full strength, logistics, equipment

Coupled with the internal friction between Jiumen and the royal family, the government, with the support of the royal family, competed with Jiumen officials at all levels for their full strength, attacking and restricting each other.

The Hongmeng continued to launch rebellions in various states within the Qin Dynasty. In addition, the Qin Dynasty increased taxes on merchants, and the Jiumen, which controlled the economic lifeline, passed on the increased taxes to the people, resulting in a heavier burden on the people, a more depressed people's livelihood, and an increasingly unstable public sentiment.

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Due to various problems, Da Qin is still a giant on the surface, but in fact it is plagued by minor illnesses. Although it will not collapse, it is already unable to deal with the enemies in a circle.

For the entire three years, Great Qin was in a depressed mood, and the death of Emperor Yuan added a layer of sadness to this depression.

The people are in dire straits, but the Qin Dynasty that has existed for thousands of years still has a considerable part of the people's hearts. At least the people in Zhongyuan Prefecture still have a strong sense of belonging to the Qin Dynasty.

This group of people is also the most sad and fearful.

The Qin Dynasty has never been so difficult in history, and even when foreign invaders invaded, it has never been in such a miserable state.

The pessimism of the common people will not affect the high spirits of some people.

After ascending to the throne, the new emperor Qin Xun finally became the nominal master of the country. The political reforms that had been held back for a long time were finally released. With the power of the wartime government, coupled with the escort of the Public Security Bureau and the Imperial Guard, the country began to

Enforcement.

Business tax rate increased by 10%;

Nationalize large companies in five important fields: minerals, energy, communications, food, and military research;

Implement the regular army recruitment system, expand the resources of the regular army, and allow warriors and magicians to enter the regular army; eliminate redundant and mediocre officers in the army, and use military merit as the criterion for promotion.

Reduce agricultural taxes; increase investment in research and development of scientific and technological equipment;

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Dozens of political reform measures were promulgated, which shocked the entire Qin Dynasty and was known as the Qing Dynasty New Deal in history.

This series of new policies have been constantly interpreted by all parties. For a long time, the new emperor's policies have become the hottest topic among the people. With the guidance of public opinion, the reputation of the new emperor even overshadowed the old emperor for a while.

Some current affairs experts even gave him the title of "Eternal Mingjun".

The parliament, which had been sidelined throughout the entire incident, also held several press conferences to analyze the unreasonableness of the New Deal from various angles, but was quickly silenced by a torrent of curses.

Three years later, the Nine Clan Family Heads' Meeting has made several appointments but has not been successful.

The eight family heads held a secret meeting without the participation of the royal family. From that day on, the eight families who had not fought back for three years began to show their strength.

The Warriors Association and the backbone of the Warlock Association in the military began to compete for actual control.

Dozens of the country's largest miners, grain merchants, telecommunications companies, and military-industrial enterprises began to defy the New Deal overtly and covertly.

Some media, publishers, and online portals began to publish a large number of remarks about the shortcomings of the New Deal, and shouted the slogan "Be prepared for the restoration of the imperial system."

Forty-nine days after the death of Emperor Yuan, the Qin Dynasty fell into an unprecedented state of fragmentation, with economic chaos, political divisions, various ideological and speech rampant, factory shutdowns, and student demonstrations breaking out frequently across the country.

If the Kyushu Rebellion marked the beginning of troubled times for the Qin Dynasty, then the death of Emperor Yuan really dragged the Qin Dynasty into dire straits.

At this time, the Goddess State, the three northeastern states, the Daozhou and the four western states fell into a tacit and peaceful period. They took the opportunity to steal intelligence, bribe important officials, install spies, steal technology, poach people with high salaries... and did everything they could in Daqin.

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As the chaos in the Qin Dynasty worsened, more and more insightful people called on all parties in the Qin Dynasty to stop internal fighting and unite with the outside world.

But this did not change the idea of ​​a new emperor with great talent and strategy, but it also gave him some inspiration to launch a new offensive to divert the growing conflicts in the country.

So the new emperor ignored the dissuasion from all parties and insisted on using troops against the three northeastern states.

The new emperor discovered the existence of the Peninsula Kingdom very strategically. The Peninsula Kingdom is located between the three northeastern states and the island state. Due to population, climate and other reasons, its strength is not as good as that of the barren states of Qin Dynasty, so it has not been taken seriously before.

The new emperor summoned Li Yue, King of the Peninsular Kingdom, and formulated a funding plan for the Peninsular Kingdom. In this plan, Great Qin would provide support to the Peninsular Nation in terms of weapons and equipment, military training, financial supplies, etc.

The purpose is to play the role of the peninsula country, cut off the cooperation of the three northeastern states and the island states from the middle, and form a pincer attack on the three northeastern states with Da Qin.

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Xishan Prefecture is located to the west of Dongshan Prefecture. The entire prefecture covers a large area of ​​plateau and mountains, with thousands of ravines on the surface. Two men and three women walked among the deserted ravines like tourists visiting everywhere.

"Brother Xiaozheng, my feet are all bruised...but I won't cry out about the pain." Jiang Asakusa had the green tea disease again.

Just before she said this, Xiao Qiao said with tears in her eyes that she had blisters on her feet.

Liu Zhengjing sighed, "Let's go to the front and take a rest."

The group of people arrived under an old tree. Liu Zhengzheng took off Jiang Qancao's shoes and checked carefully. There was no smell at all on the white and red feet, and there were no blisters. Probably because Liu Zhengzheng was staring at them,

Jiang Asakusa was a little shy and her toes were slightly bent.

Liu Zhengjing glared at Jiang Qancao and knew that she did it on purpose. As a warrior, his physique is stronger than that of ordinary people and warlocks, so why would he get blisters when he walks?

"I told you that she is a teenager now, so don't bully her all the time." Liu Zhengzheng said in a low voice.

Jiang Qiancao looked to the other side and pouted, "Who is not a baby anymore..."

Liu Zhengjing ignored the demonic Jiang Qancao, walked to Zhou Yiyao, took off Zhou Yiyao's shoes, and saw the blisters on the soles of her feet.

Zhou Yiyao actually blushed.

Liu Zhengjing was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Zhou Yiyao was now a sixteen-year-old girl. Although they were brother and sister, the girl's feet were not touched casually.

"There is no access road here, and vehicles can't get in. From the map, there is a village ahead. There should be cattle, horses, donkeys and other livestock. Let's buy a few."

"Okay, okay, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time." Xiao Qiao said happily. She loved riding horses when she was on the grassland, but now she hasn't ridden a horse for several months.

"What's in the pendant?" Hu Zhe said suddenly.

After Zhong Jiong passed away, Hu Zhe, Liu Zhengjing and others built a tomb for Zhong Jiong. After Hu Zhe observed his mourning for 49 days, they came to Xishan Prefecture together to look for the locations marked on the two pendant maps.

Hu Zhe's whole temperament has undergone a huge change. The unruliness in his eyes has disappeared, replaced by indifference towards everything. It is very similar to Zhou Yiyao's temperament. Apart from practicing every day, only the pendant left by his master can make people happy.

He has some concerns.

"If I'm not wrong, it should be the result of the research conducted by Senior Zhong and my father." Liu Zhengzheng thought for a moment, "The two pendants have a total of 7 locations marked, and the branches are in 7 states. I guess it should be the

The key information in the research results is divided into seven parts."

Hu Zhe stopped talking and continued to practice cross-legged.

After resting for an hour, the five of them set off on the road again. Not long after walking, they saw a village in the distance.

When I walked to the entrance of the village, I unexpectedly saw a young man in a suit and leather shoes.

He has gold-rimmed eyes and a warm smile that makes people feel friendly at first sight. He also has a natural leadership temperament, as if he is the center of the world standing there.

Hu Zhe frowned, "Twelve princes..."

Before he finished speaking, a figure flashed beside him, and Liu Zhengjing's figure had already rushed out. He grabbed Qin Zhi's neck like iron pliers and slapped him to the ground fiercely, causing dust to fly.

The huge impact made Qin Zhi groan. The suffocation caused his face to turn red, but he still smiled and looked at Liu Zhengjing, who had a fierce look in his eyes.

"You dare to come and see me alone?" Liu Zhengjing

"Didn't you just kill me as soon as we met?" Qin Zhi tried his best to squeeze these words out of his mouth.