Gu Xun replied with a confident tone, "Absolutely."
"Then how long will we float?" Ehuang suddenly became excited, "Ying Zheng is dozens of years old, but he doesn't look much older than you. He won't live for at least ten years!?"
"First of all, I have to correct you. Ying Zheng doesn't look a few years older than me, he is actually a few years older than me." Gu Xun first corrected the mistake in the other party's words.
Then he continued, "As for how long he can live... he is also an elder of the Yin Yang family after all. Yun Zhongjun has not mentioned Ying Zheng's physical condition to you?"
"I'm not familiar with him, why would he tell me this?" Ehuang asked, rolling his eyes.
Gu Xun smiled and accepted this.
The two sisters, Ehuang and Nvying, lived a very autistic life because of their onmyang skills and their own personalities.
Not to mention others, even Luna, who is their immediate superior, has very little communication with them.
It is normal to not know Ying Zheng's current situation.
"It's okay if you don't know, just keep waiting." Gu Xun replied leisurely, "I think it won't take long...at least it will be shorter than you think."
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In Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng's bedroom, he was lying on the bed with an ugly face.
Zhao Gao stood aside with his hands tied, his head lowered, not daring to make any sound.
Just now, he served Ying Zheng and took a pill refined by Yun Zhongjun. The purpose was naturally to treat...or suppress Ying Zheng's physical discomfort.
Since the unification of the world and the establishment of the empire, the emperor Ying Zheng's health has been deteriorating. No doctor can do anything about it - including Gu Xun, and they are unable to cure the root cause in a way that satisfies Ying Zheng.
Fortunately, there are some ways to treat the symptoms and help Ying Zheng temporarily relieve his physical discomfort.
But as Ying Zheng's physical condition continues to deteriorate, there are fewer and fewer ways to help him relieve his discomfort.
To this day, only three people can still help him - Gu Xun and Nianduan's medical skills, and Yun Zhongjun's elixirs.
Pills have always been used by Ying Zheng for emergencies. If possible, his best choice would be to find Gu Xun.
Unfortunately, Gu Xun has disappeared now, so he can only rely on the power of elixirs.
Of course, he would not ignore Nian Duan, the medical master's assistant, but...
In the dead silence, a chamberlain led Nian Duan into the bedroom.
"I have met your Majesty." Nian Duan gave a brief salute to the emperor with a cold attitude.
Ying Zheng didn't care about this.
Nian Duan's temperament is the same for almost everyone, and it's not directed at him.
For the miracle doctor, Ying Zheng... or anyone in their right mind would be very tolerant, after all, Nianduan didn't clamor to give him a prescription.
"Master Nianduan." Although he tried his best to maintain the majesty of the emperor, Ying Zheng's voice still revealed an unconcealable weakness.
Nianduan said politely, while unceremoniously approaching Ying Zheng to examine him.
The method of Nian Duan examination is not just a simple pulse, but a whole set of procedures, including eyes, tongue, heartbeat, breathing and other aspects.
After a series of inspections, Ying Zheng was tortured quite a bit.
Nian Duanze shook his head directly at Ying Zheng with a heavy face, "Your Majesty, your physical condition has deteriorated to a new stage. It is difficult for ordinary medical methods to be effective anymore..."
After hearing the news, Ying Zheng's expression showed no change, as if it was not him who was going to die, and he replied calmly:
"Master, is there nothing you can do..."
Nianduan heard the words and explained, "There are some medicines available, but they are not much different from taking the elixirs contributed by the Yin and Yang family directly."
"If Your Majesty feels that the Yin Yang family's elixirs are not effective enough, you can use them as a substitute."
"Besides that..."
Nianduan shook his head again, then changed his words:
"Taking medicine is the next best thing. I suggest that your Majesty should practice more recently. When Gu Xun comes back... it will be much easier."
Nianduan couldn't stand what Ying Zheng did, and she even hated it, but as a doctor, she would not have any reservations about her patients.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, "I understand... Zhao Gao, send Master off for me."
When Zhao Gao heard that there was work, he immediately became energetic as if he had fallen asleep standing up, and said to Nianduan with a smile:
"Master Nianduan, please!"
"If your Majesty is in need, you can send someone to me at any time." Nianduan said a few words and left with Zhao Gao.
Ying Zheng was the only one left in the room, and he finally couldn't help but cough violently.
After a period of violent coughing, Ying Zheng's originally pale face turned flushed, but fortunately he didn't cough up any blood.
He clutched his chest and gasped violently, his eyes full of pain and madness.
The worse his physical condition worsened, the more intense and turbulent his desire for immortality became.
He understands all the difficulties and troubles the empire is facing now, but he doesn't care and can't care.
For him, there is only one most important thing now, and that is to keep himself alive!
If he dies, no matter what happens in the world, it has nothing to do with him!
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Northland, Fushi City, Shangjun.
"Mr. Han Fei, there is news from Xianyang. The emperor's northern patrol team set off yesterday."
At Han Fei's home, Mo Ya, dressed in black, reported to him.
Han Fei looked at the information on the many tribes on the northern grasslands and replied with a smile without raising his head, "I understand."
"Sorry to trouble you, I just came back and I haven't had any rest."
"It's a matter of duty." Mo Ya responded humbly.
"Where's Brother Chen Ping, has he had enough rest?" Han Fei asked.
Mo Ya pursed his lips, with a half-smile but not a smile, "Mr. Chen Ping... Anyway, I haven't seen him show up. He should be still recuperating at home."
In the past few days, Chen Ping and Mo Ya, who had been 'assigned' to the far north, as well as Li Zuoche and Sima Shang, who had gone out to assist in the war, all returned.
Quicksand is now gathering all its strength. Not only are the people at the grassroots level gathering, but the top management also needs to assemble.
The wolf clan was severely damaged by Meng Tian, and the situation in the north was temporarily stabilized.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, the losses suffered by the wolves this time are far less severe than when they were cheated by Li Mucheng. The wolf clan’s vitality has not been completely eliminated. They still have the ability to nibble away
The abilities of many tribes in the grassland.
For example, the Donghu tribe.
The wolf clan, which had suffered great losses in the Central Plains, was looking for compensation from the Donghu tribe and accelerated its cannibalization of the Donghu tribe in order to restore its health.
At this time, King Donghu had fully reacted and understood the danger of the wolf clan, but Donghu was no longer able to resist the wolf clan.
Even if the wolf tribe had just been crippled by the empire, he couldn't fight against it.
At the same time, the wolf clan's intrusion on the Yuezhi Kingdom did not stop.
It has to be said that the martial arts of the Yuezhi Kingdom are very poor, and the wars are difficult to end.
Sima Shang and Li Zuoche have a say in this regard.
For Liusha, giving up all control of the northern grasslands at this time will undoubtedly help the wolf tribe to regain momentum and even grow further.
But there are priorities.
For Liusha, all the arrangements made in the grassland can only slow down the development of the wolf tribe.
Until the situation in the Central Plains changes sufficiently, Quicksand will not have the power to truly defeat the wolves.
But now, the drastic changes in the Central Plains are about to happen, so Liusha naturally has to focus here first.
As for the wolves... we can only let them go for now.
Anyway, no matter how smoothly they develop, it will take at least ten years for them to grow enough to threaten the Central Plains.
As for the changes in the empire, I'm afraid it will only happen in the next year.
Hearing Mo Ya's answer, Han Fei nodded, "Okay, let him rest for two more days."
Rest. Chen Ping must have had enough rest. He is just hiding away by not showing up now.
But Han Fei didn't care about it.
Life on the grasslands is undoubtedly very difficult for the Central Plains people.
Chen Ping went to the north for a year and was tortured so much that Han Fei and the others barely recognized him the day he came back.
After suffering so much and making enough achievements, Chen Ping naturally wanted to take a break - of course he wanted to make more and greater achievements, but this kind of thing was too much.
Take a break, it's good for him and good for others.
Besides, now is not the time for him to show his talents in espionage work.
Han Fei felt that it didn't matter if he took a break or not. Since Chen Ping was willing, he naturally had nothing to say.
"In that case, let Brother Chen Ping continue to rest." Han Fei put down the information in his hand and said, "In the next period of time, please help Brother Mo Ya and Bai Feng to follow Xiao He and Cao Shen to deal with the hidden dangers in various places."
"The emperor is coming, you have to give him face and tidy up."
"I understand." Mo Ya took over the task first, and then asked with a slight hesitation, "Do you want to inform the eldest son about this matter?"
"Of course." Han Fei nodded, "It's up to you to make the specific arrangements."
Upon hearing this, Mo Ya's eyes swayed, but he did not speak.
He had just returned and had only a preliminary understanding of what happened in the Central Plains, but the destruction of Little Saint Xian Manor would obviously become his primary focus.
Without even thinking about it carefully, it was already difficult for him to imagine Han Fei's current attitude towards the imperial court and Emperor Ying Zheng.
At the same time, Han Fei's attitude towards his eldest son Fusu, the son of Ying Zheng, is another big question.
Although it seemed peaceful at the moment, he was really afraid that something would happen.
The key is that Gu Xun, the sea-fixing needle, is not there, and Mo Ya is caught in the middle, and he has no confidence at all.
If something happened, who should he help?
In principle, Mo and Crow definitely don't help each other, but in many cases, whether you can ride on the wall doesn't depend on whether you want to or not.
What's even more terrible is that at the critical moment when the Little Sage Village was destroyed, problems occurred within Quicksand, and Gu Xun disappeared, the emperor suddenly wanted to inspect the North.
If he discovers what Liusha has done, he is afraid that not only will the conflict between Liusha and the empire be triggered, but the internal conflicts within Liusha will also erupt...
Full of worry, Mo Ya walked out of Han Fei's room.
Outside, Bai Feng was leaning against the wall with her arms folded, waiting for him.
"You seem to have a lot of worries?" Bai Feng spoke first.
"Is there something wrong with my expression?" Mo Ya asked with a wry smile, touching the corners of his mouth.
"Others can't see it, but you can't hide it from me." Bai Feng replied coolly and coldly, "Did you receive any very troublesome mission?"
"It doesn't matter whether the task is troublesome or not, what's troublesome is people's hearts." Mo Ya said as he pulled Bai Feng away from here, "Let's go and get to work."
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With the start of Ying Zheng's northern tour, the attention of major forces in the world has finally shifted away from the peasant family.
Everyone's focus has been cut to the north, waiting for the collision between the imperial court and the emperor.
It was early June in the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor.
Ying Zheng's Northern Patrol Team entered Taiyuan County.
At this point, you have officially entered the sphere of influence of Quicksand.
After years of governance through the joint efforts of Fusu and Liusha, the Northland, which was originally sparsely populated and lacking in supplies, has become much richer.
Of course, Taiyuan County is quite special and is not strictly a border area in the North. After all, it is surrounded by several counties such as Shangjun and Yanmen County.
As the core of the land of the Three Jins, Taiyuan County is already much richer than other counties in the North. It is also the area that has benefited the most from Liusha's vigorous development, and is no worse than Guanzhong, Hedong and Hexi.
Ying Zheng was naturally very satisfied with this.
Of course, he also had his dissatisfaction.
The impact of Liusha and Fusu on Taiyuan, or the entire Northland, was too great.
In Jinyang City, the people seemed to know only the eldest son and not the emperor's intentions. Even the local officials could not do without the words "eldest son Fusu" in their words.
Ying Zheng had handed over the governance of Beidi to Fusu many years ago, so he understood and accepted that Beidi would be affected by it.
But as an emperor, there is a limit to what he can accept, and in the North... at least here in Taiyuan, this limit has been exceeded.
And his keen political sense told him that there may be many more dangerous problems hidden behind local officials.
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In Jinyang City, Ying Zheng’s temporary residence.
As the largest and most prosperous city among the counties in the North, Jinyang prepared a luxurious manor for the emperor's visit.
This is an old manor that has existed for decades, and it can be traced back to a certain great nobleman of the Zhao Kingdom.
After several changes, it now has no owner and is considered to be owned by the imperial court.
After the local government in Jinyang stepped up a wave of renovations, it was decorated in a decent manner, which was barely acceptable for entertaining the emperor.
Therefore, it was rare for Ying Zheng to enter the city and not live directly in the carriage.
In Ying Zheng's temporary study and office space, Zhao Gao stood at the bottom and respectfully reported to Shang Shang:
"According to what I have found so far, in the past year, a large amount of materials have been transported to and from Jinyang, even Taiyuan, and the entire Northland."
"These material transportations seem to have received the attention of local governments and have been strictly protected and blocked. Outsiders know very little about them. They don't know where they belong or what specific materials they are."
"You didn't find out what it is? Whose is it?" Ying Zheng asked calmly.
Zhao Gao quickly replied with a smile, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I sent someone to inquire about the information from some local officials in Jinyang."
"They said that most of those things were ordered by the eldest son to help transport them, and most of them were supplies such as food and clothing."
"It is said that the reason is because His Royal Highness, the eldest son, is concerned about the bitter cold in winter in the north. In recent years, he has been frequently harassed by prairie wolves. When winter comes, a large number of people are always affected by disasters and suffer from hunger and cold, so he has stocked up a large amount of supplies in advance to provide relief to those in need.