"Lu Yan seems to be an innocent and benevolent person, but in fact he is hard-hearted and refuses to accept hard or soft things. If anything goes against his ideals, even King Qin Yingzheng will dare to contradict him. With him here, the Iron-Blooded Alliance will never be able to do anything.
If you show your head, you will surely be targeted by the full force of the snare.
As for Li Si, for his own benefit, he can secretly plot against fellow juniors who he has the favor to support, but as long as there are interests involved, he won't worry about it."
As an enemy, Fan Shanren prides himself on knowing Lu Yan well. He is a person who is willing to do whatever it takes for the highest ideal, and his methods are far from being as upright as he is. Such a person is always keeping an eye on the Iron Blood Alliance.
He couldn't help but become a turtle.
Li Si is different. He obviously does not have the highest ideals like Lu Yan. All he wants is power and profit. When dealing with such people, Fanshan people are very confident.
"The Qin State already had the general trend of unification, and Lu Yan spent another ten years sparing no effort to lay a solid foundation for the Qin State. If such a Qin State were to lose to an alliance that was pieced together before unifying the world, it would be a disaster.
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Zuo Xuan nodded clearly and said to Fan Shanren: "So, what Mr. Fan means is that we can ally with the powerful people of the Qin State to ensure the survival of the Iron Blood Alliance. At the same time, we are on the outside. In this battle, the outcome has already been determined.
In war, lower the stakes and seek the greatest benefit."
Fan Shanren touched his stubble-covered chin and looked over with admiration, "What Mr. Zuo Xuan said is exactly what I meant."
The Zuo clan leader was very satisfied with this general direction and applauded: "Okay, leader, now that the position has been decided, I, the Zuo clan, will definitely support it fully. Where should we take this first step?"
"Don't be anxious. The first step, I think, is that someone is walking for us right now." Fan Shanren smiled mysteriously, swaying the wine glass in his hand, and the fine wine was filled in the glass, shaking it gently.
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Linzi, Prince's Mansion, Qi State.
"Hahaha, what Patriarch Bao said was truly enlightening. This plan must be revealed!"
Prince Tian Sheng raised the wine cup and toasted to a middle-aged man opposite, laughing boldly and with great pleasure.
"As Chief Bao said, such refined salt is unrivaled in the world. It is obtained by combining the geographical advantages of Linhai with the technical advantages of Mohism. In the Qin State, whether it is Bashu Well Salt or Anyi Chi Salt,
If our salt does not occupy the market, the salt industry will suffer a blow, and Qin will be in chaos."
The Bao family of Qi State was the Bao family that was in charge of Bao Shuya's friendship. After hundreds of years of development, its strength was so strong that it once participated in the Tian family's generation of Qi. Later, the Bao family declined slightly, but it has always been the leader of Qi State.
first-class family.
One branch of the Iron Blood Alliance in Qi State is the Bao clan.
The patriarch, Bao Ju, is over fifty years old. He has a little white hair on his temples, but his hair is still darker overall, but a little thinner.
He has a very thick mustache, and the beard is very stiff and very stylish. When he talks, the movements of both his beards are integrated, as if they are glued together.
"The prince is ridiculous. If the prince hadn't captured Qi Mo before, who would have thought that the Mo family actually has a method of refining salt that far surpasses our Qi country. Without this technology, how could I come up with this trick to use salt?
A plan to control Qin."
Bao Ju's words made Tian Sheng feel happy and angry at the same time, "Huh, Mo family."
He slapped Jiu Jue on the case, his head swayed slightly, and he squinted his eyes and scolded: "The Mo family keeps shouting about frugality. I see, in terms of enjoyment, Qi Mo's level cannot be found much in the world. Such a rich country
The art of enriching the people, but he kept it for his own enjoyment, and even refused to resist the Qin Dynasty. Hmm, he is really looking for death."
After hearing these words, Bao Ju closed his eyes, laughed, and held up a cup of wine to pay homage to Tian Sheng, "No one in the East knows that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who organized the Three Kingdoms Alliance to fight against the tiger and wolf Qin, and to support him.
There is justice in the world. Qi Mo enjoys all the benefits of Qi State, but does not think about repaying it. He is so forgetful of his origin and righteousness that he deserves to be destroyed."
"I can only hate the Mo family. In the end, they somehow surrendered to the Qin State. They love both sides but don't attack. It's really ridiculous!"
Tian Sheng remembered his experience of being captured by the Mo family in Chu State, and became angry. Even being toasted by Bao Ju, a senior, could not alleviate his anger at all.
"Xiangfu, Xu family, this young master will one day kill you all~"
Bao Ju half-squinted his eyes and glanced at the rather young Crown Prince of Qi while he was drinking. He secretly laughed at him. His words and deeds were so affected by emotions that he was still too young.
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Qin State, Luoyi.
This is the place where the story of this book begins. Lu Yan landed here at the beginning of his time travel and met Wu Ming who fled with Yan Lu.
After that, the Qin army's iron hooves broke through Luoyi, officially declaring that the Zhou Dynasty, which had long existed in name only, was completely a thing of the past.
At the same time, this is also the fiefdom of Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei was given a large sword by the King of Qin and died on his own neck. Before he died, he offered his last plan in his life, planning the first battle of Qin's eastward campaign.
The mastermind of this war was Lu Yan. In the end, all strategic goals were achieved. At the same time, Chu State was used to destroy South Korea, which set a precedent for the destruction of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
Because of Lu Buwei's achievements for the Qin throughout his life, his knowing death by his own neck, and his key plans for the Qin State, the Lu family did not end up being exiled to Bashu as happened in history.
Lu Buwei's son, Lu Hui, inherited his father's title and still owned the fiefdom of Luoyi.
Ten years have passed since the death of Lu Buwei. During these ten years, Lu Hui has been working hard and managing his own business prudently.
Because he knew how complicated the relationship between his father Lu Buwei and the King of Qin was; how lucky the Lu family was to be able to survive well in the Qin Kingdom.
However, everything changed drastically the day he packed up his father's belongings and discovered a secret room that had not been found for decades.
In that secret room, he learned more about his father's secrets.
In the world, there is a powerful organization that secretly controls businesses, called the Iron Blood Alliance. Each of its members is a big businessman who has tried to influence a country through business. And behind these big businessmen are powerful nobles with terrifying power.
Once upon a time, the Qin branch was blank in the Iron-Blooded Alliance. With the rise of Lu Buwei, the headquarters of the Iron-Blooded Alliance now has an extra banner.
There is no big nobleman behind Lu Buwei, but as a businessman, he forced his way into the Iron Blood Alliance and gained the right to speak even over those big nobles.
Lu Hui knew that he was not a genius. His father favored Gan Luo so much back then because his talent was limited and he was not qualified to take charge of the powerful Lu family and train Gan Luo for future generations.
But he can also see clearly that the relationship between the Lu family and the Iron Blood Alliance must not be exposed. Otherwise, he will just wait for the Qin army to come and forcibly emptied the Lu family. It is even possible that the entire clan will disappear.
In the Lu Mansion, Lu Hui lit a roll of letter paper the size of his index finger with a candle in a small study room. In his deep-set eye sockets, a pair of dark eyes were blazing with fire.
"The leader of the Iron-Blooded Alliance, a native of Fanshan, Zuo family of Chu State, Bao family of Qi State, huh, as soon as Lu Yan died, he couldn't wait to jump out."
He just stared blankly with his eyes open until the letter completely turned into ashes and floated away, and his eyes were already glistening with tears.
Father, this year, too many changes have happened in the Qin State. The Three Eastern Kingdoms, the Iron Blood Alliance, I am afraid that I will not be able to hide this time even if I want to. The Lu family that you have spent your life building, I will definitely protect it.