Chapter 218 Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Meet Mr. Nian Duan."

Ying Zheng was a pragmatist, and he would treat with courtesy anyone who was useful to his grand cause.

Soon, he had heard of Nian Duan's name. Xia Wuqi even claimed that only Nian Duan could cure Ying Zheng's illness.

"Mr. Gongsun asked me to come here because of the King of Qin's old illness. Please let me take his pulse."

"It's natural." Ying Zheng stretched out his hands and asked Nian Duan to feel his pulse. "Please let go, Mr. Nian Duan."

Nian Duan stepped forward to take Ying Zheng's pulse, and his fingers gently placed on the pulse of King Qin Ying Zheng.

She closed her eyes tightly, concentrating on feeling the subtle pulse coming from her fingertips, as if exploring for treasure in the deep sea, seeking the secrets hidden beneath the waves.

In a moment, Nian Duan's expression suddenly became solemn.

She felt the unique aura in Ying Zheng's body, which was the aura of disease.

Nian Duan sighed softly and slowly opened her eyes. She looked into Ying Zheng's deep and tired eyes, and an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.

This was the first time that Nian Duan saw someone who was even closer to sudden death than her, and that person was the King of Qin.

"Your Majesty," Nian Duan said softly, her voice full of solemnity, "I'm afraid your body has already been under too much pressure."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly when he heard this. At this moment, he could feel an unprecedented heaviness in Nian Duan's tone.

"Mr. Nian Duan, if you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice. Although his voice was calm, it revealed an unquestionable majesty.

Nian Duan nodded, took a deep breath, and began to explain Ying Zheng's illness in detail.

She first mentioned the asthma that was hereditary in Ying Zheng's family. It was an intractable disease that was difficult to cure and often occurred in cold or humid weather, causing Ying Zheng to suffer greatly.

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg of Ying Zheng's many illnesses.

"Your Majesty was hit on the head in his early years," Nian Duan continued, "Although he received careful treatment after returning home, the brain injury is difficult to fully recover.

This causes your majesty to suffer from headaches, dizziness and other symptoms from time to time, and in severe cases it can even affect your judgment and decision-making abilities."

When Ying Zheng heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He did suffer from headaches and dizziness from time to time, but he had never associated these symptoms with the injuries he had sustained in his early years. It was only after hearing what Nian Duan said that he suddenly understood.

However, what shocked Ying Zheng even more was Nian Duan's next words.

"Besides that," Nian Duan's voice revealed a hint of heaviness, "Your Majesty was too diligent in handling government affairs and lacked adequate rest and recuperation. This caused Your Majesty's physical functions to gradually decline, and various diseases followed."

Ying Zheng remained silent, an indescribable emotion surging in his heart.

He knew that he had paid too much for the future of Qin, but he never thought that his body would collapse because of it.

After hearing what Nian Duan said, he realized that his physical condition had become so serious.

But he had clearly recovered from the illness after taking Yun Zhongjun's medicine, so why had it become even worse?

"So," Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice, "Can my illness be cured? And is there anything wrong with the medicine I took before?"

Nian Duan shook her head slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. "Your Majesty's illness has penetrated deep into your bones," she said slowly, "It is difficult to cure it completely. However, I can find a way to temporarily suppress the onset of the disease."

Ying Zheng nodded to show his understanding. He knew that his physical condition was not optimistic, and being able to temporarily suppress the symptoms was the best result he could hope for.

However, Nian Duan's next words caused a wave of disturbance in Ying Zheng's heart again.

"However," Nian Duan's voice revealed a trace of worry, "The medicine that Your Majesty has been taking can temporarily suppress the onset of the disease, but long-term use will cause great harm to Your Majesty's body.

Your Majesty's old illness will suddenly break out under repeated suppression, and it will probably be even more difficult to control at that time."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he was shocked.

He never imagined that the medication he had been taking would have such serious side effects.

Yun Zhongjun once told Ying Zheng that his medicine had serious side effects and asked Ying Zheng to take it at his discretion, but Ying Zheng never paid attention to what the specific side effects were.

After hearing what Nian Duan said, he realized that he had fallen into a dangerous situation.

"Then," Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice, "what should I do?"

Nian Duan pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty needs to change his lifestyle," she said, "spend less time on government affairs and more time on rest and recuperation.

At the same time, I will prepare a new medicine for your majesty that can both suppress the onset of the disease and reduce the damage to your majesty's body."

Ying Zheng nodded to show his agreement. He could not stop until his grand plan was completed.

"Mr. Nian Duan." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice, "I will follow your advice and change my lifestyle. At the same time, I also hope that you can stay by my side and take care of my body."

"I will stay in Xianyang, but I will not stay in the Xianyang Palace. Mr. Gongsun hopes to establish Tongming Academy outside Xianyang, emulating the Jixia Academy.

I intend to go to Tongming Academy to spread the medical philosophy, and I hope the king will agree."

"This?" Ying Zheng thought for a moment and decided to help Nian Duan. "According to what Mr. Nian Duan said."

At this time, Gongsun Ce took out the last pill made from the gallbladder of a Basilisk snake and asked Nian Duan, "Can this cure A Zheng's illness?"

"I can't guarantee it, but the vitality in it is enough to prolong the life of the King of Qin."

Nian Duan’s meaning was very clear. Whether it could cure the disease was another matter, but it could prolong life. So Gongsun Ce decisively put away the pill.

"Since this medicine cannot cure A Zheng's old illness, I will not give it to A Zheng."

Then Gongsun Ce signaled with his eyes to Nian Duan to leave first. After Nian Duan left, Ying Zheng also ordered the other palace maids to leave.

Only Ying Zheng and Gongsun Ce were left in Zhangtai Palace. After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng was the first to break the silence.

"Mr. Gongsun, Yun Zhongjun of the Yin-Yang School has once again proposed to build a large ship to help the Yin-Yang School travel to the overseas fairyland. I wonder..."

Gongsun Ce naturally knew what Ying Zheng wanted to ask. Nian Duan's words made Ying Zheng firmly believe that the existing medical skills could not cure his old illness, so he turned his attention to the elixir of life.

Even though Gongsun Ce had advised Ying Zheng before that the elixir of life might not necessarily bring eternal life, Ying Zheng just wanted to use the elixir of life to cure his old illness at this time.

"Since A Zheng wants to give it a try, then let's give it a try. However, the domestic tax revenue is not enough to support the construction of large ships at this time. We will discuss this matter again after we conquer Qi.

However, if Ah Zheng just wants to be immune to all diseases, I have made some progress here."

After saying that, Gongsun Ce took out the upgraded version of potion No. 4.

"This potion is a modified version of the potion used to create dragon blood warriors. It can make people immune to all diseases, but it will also make them grow scales and become unrecognizable."

Gongsun Ce currently does not have the ability to extract a medicine that is completely harmless to the human body.

The revised version of potion No. 4 is the most successful potion currently made by Gongsun Ce.

It can make people resist diseases, but it can also make them grow dragon scales, even on their faces. This is a side effect.

"Ah Zheng, there's no need to rush anything. Just wait a little longer. Also, Ah Zheng, you really need to get some good sleep. Being too tired will affect your lifespan."

After saying this, Gongsun Ce left Zhangtai Palace and returned to Taiwei Mansion, but the potion was kept by Gongsun Ce.

Ying Zheng stared at the potion in front of him, his eyes moved slightly, and finally gave up using it.

His pride told him that if he was going to use something, he should use the best. This medicine with many side effects was not worthy of his use.

At this time, in the harem of Xianyang Palace, Changping Jun quietly sneaked into the palace of Lady Zheng Guo, Fusu's biological mother.

"Qin is about to attack Chu. Although it is not the main attack, it is enough to deal a fatal blow to Chu. I am determined to secretly assist General Xiang Yan in resisting Qin."

Faced with Changping Jun's confession, Lady Zheng remained silent.

After a long while, Lady Zheng finally replied to Lord Changping: "I am just a woman and I don't know anything. Besides, if nothing unexpected happens, Fusu will be the next King of Qin.

Why should I put the cart before the horse and help Chu resist Qin? Will Fusu become the king of Chu after Chu successfully counterattacks Qin? "

"Chu is our homeland! The King of Chu is our relative!"

"Homeland?" Madam Zheng sneered, "Haha, the homeland I've never set foot on? The King of Chu who never cared about our life or death?"

Faced with Mrs. Zheng's half-questioning, half-complaining tone, Lord Changping felt speechless.

Lady Zheng Guo had a broad vision. She knew very well that as long as she did not cause trouble, even if Changping Jun acted recklessly, the future of Qin would most likely belong to Fusu.

"This is the Qin harem!" Madam Zheng took a deep breath, "Outsiders are not allowed to enter! Why don't you leave? Do you want me to call for help?"

Changping Jun knew that he could not convince Lady Zheng, so he left in disappointment.

After Changping Jun left, Yingge, dressed as a palace maid, appeared behind Lady Zheng.

"Mrs. Zheng Guo is quite sensible."

"Will you tell the king what happened today?"

Lady Zheng stared at Yingge. She didn't know when Yingge entered the harem and became her maid, nor did she know Yingge's specific identity, but she guessed that there should be someone arranged by Ying Zheng around her.

"I am under the command of General Gongsun, not the King of Qin. I will only report intelligence to General Gongsun."

"I understand." Madam Zheng nodded, "Ask General Gongsun for me."

After Yingge left, the information appeared in front of Ying Zheng and Gongsun Ce at the same time.

Lady Zheng thought that Gongsun Ce would hide the fact that she had met Changping Jun, but in fact, Gongsun Ce would never hide anything from Ying Zheng.

Because the psychological hints Gongsun Ce gave to Ying Zheng became more and more profound, Gongsun Ce was not afraid at all that Ying Zheng would not obey.

Moreover, Lady Zheng Guo underestimated how much importance Ying Zheng attached to Fusu. It can only be said that Ying Zheng needs to learn a lot as a father.

Hu Hai was favored later, on the one hand because he was young and good at vying for favor, and on the other hand because Ying Zheng had already understood how to get along with children.

After reading the intelligence, Gongsun Ce just laughed it off, thinking that they were all trivial matters. There was not a single person like him under Changping Jun's command. They were all Gongsun Ce's thorns. Based on this point, it would be strange if Changping Jun could accomplish anything.

However, Ying Zheng remained silent for a long time. The conversation between Changping Jun and Lady Zheng Guo touched Ying Zheng's sore spot.

Faced with the same situation of betrayal of Ying Zheng, Zhao Ji could turn a blind eye for the sake of her lover, but Lady Zheng Guo could reject her relative Changping Jun.

This was enough to make Ying Zheng emo for a while, but Ying Zheng quickly came to his senses and began to ponder while looking at the map of seven countries, or should I say five countries.

The battle arrangements must be well thought out for a three-front war, otherwise the morale of the Qin army would be dampened.

Therefore, according to the plan, Wang Ben had to split Wei into two halves in one go when attacking Wei. Once Wei was divided into two, it would be attacked from all sides.

In addition to Wang Ben's spreading two-sided attack, Wei also had to guard against Wang Jian, who stayed in the old territory of Zhao in the north to attack Yan, and split his troops to attack. In addition, Wei also had to guard against Chu in the south to take advantage of the situation.

But more importantly, it facilitates the attack on Wei's capital, Daliang.

The capital of Wei State, Daliang, was not located in the heart of Wei State, but was closer to Chu State.

If Wang Ben marched straight to Daliang, he would easily be cut off from the rear by the Wei army and then surrounded to form a cheese sandwich on both sides.

If they gradually conquered the territory of Wei and finally attacked Daliang, they would easily be taken advantage of by Chu.

But even though this strategy is excellent, there are two problems with it.

The first was that Wang Ben had to advance quickly, cut through the State of Wei as quickly as possible, and then gain a foothold to prevent the Wei army from retaking the city.

The second is that Daliang’s defense was incredibly high. After the Wei State moved its capital to Daliang, it continued to strengthen the strength of Daliang’s city walls.

The walls of Daliang were not only high but also thick, which meant that ordinary siege ladders could not reach the top of the city walls. According to Gongsun Ce's estimation, Po Tu Qilang and Po Tu Sanlang might not be able to destroy the walls easily.

In other words, we must first attack Daliang, and then break through the city wall of Daliang.

Originally, according to history, Wang Ben dug the Yellow River to divert water into Daliang, and only then was he able to capture Daliang and capture King Fu Chu of Chu alive.

Then Ying Zheng thought of the Demon God of War. If the Demon God of War could go to Daliang, it would not be a problem for him to kick open the gate of Daliang.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng rejected this idea. Relying solely on technology would easily cause the Qin army to lose its brave and fearless fighting ability, so the Soldier Demon God was a trump card and could not be used easily.

As Ying Zheng was thinking, the Qin army began to take action.

Wang Jian led his battle-hardened armored soldiers and continued northward to attack the State of Yan.

Wang Ben transferred the elite armored cavalry to attack the State of Wei.

Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang and Meng Tian went south to Yingchuan County, the former territory of Han State, to work with Nei Shi Teng to guard against the State of Chu.

However, Xianyang was still in a solemn mood. At this time, inside the Luowang headquarters, Yan Lingji was staring at Mo Yu Qilin.

The feeling of blood connection cannot be deceived. At first glance, Yan Lingji could be sure that the person in front of her was his younger brother.

But the Black Jade Qilin didn't have that feeling.

Yan Lingji's bloodline has almost reached the state of atavism at this moment, so she is the patriarch of their lineage, and her perception of bloodline cannot be wrong.

After Yan Lingji confirmed that the black jade Qilin was her younger brother, she threw herself into Gongsun Ce's arms, tears glistening in her eyes.

"Thank you, little master."

Gongsun Ce took Yan Lingji into his arms and gently kissed away the tears that fell from the corners of her eyes.

Gongsun Ce then looked at Mo Yu Qilin and issued an ultimatum: "Mo Yu Qilin, I will give you one last chance to serve me, otherwise I will destroy your true energy and make you an ordinary person."

"What do you need me to do? How much will I be paid?"

"Just gather some information for me. You don't need to risk your life for me. As for the reward, you are overthinking it. It's only the activity funds. Anything more? Not a cent."

"Okay, I agree."

Gongsun Ce glanced at the Black Jade Qilin with a smile, he didn't expect the Black Jade Qilin to compromise so quickly.

Gongsun Ce waved his hand and opened the door of the cage that held the Black Jade Qilin. The next moment, a Luowang killer came forward to untie the Black Jade Qilin.

"what your name?"

"I don't have a name." Mo Yu Qilin flexed his stiff wrist, "I only have a code name - Mo Yu Qilin."

"She is your elder sister Yan Lingji." Gongsun Ce rubbed the top of Yan Lingji's head, "Logically speaking, you are all descendants of Zhu Rong, and the eight surnames of Zhu Rong's descendants are Ji, Dong, Peng, Tu, Yun, Cao, Zhen, and Mi.

So your surname should be one of these eight. Yan Lingji does not need to trace your original surname, so Mo Yu Qilin, you choose a surname for yourself and then register on Luowang. "

"Dong Lin, this is the name I gave myself."

Gongsun Ce nodded and ordered the Luowang killer to start registering Dong Lin.

the next day.

“Boom boom boom…Woo…”

As Gongsun Ce's bronze bells played the recorded sounds of war drums and horns, all the people in Xianyang realized that Gongsun Ce was about to leave Xianyang for the border.

On the bronze chariot, Gongsun Ce was lying on Yan Lingji's lap, and Yan Lingji was feeding Gongsun Ce dried apricots.

Gongsun Ce was not heading to the Qin-Wei border this time, he was preparing to go to the Qin-Chu border.

Ying Zheng only wanted to resist the attack from Chu State before conquering Wei State.

But Gongsun Ce had other ideas. Instead of waiting and getting beaten, it would be better to take the initiative to attack and bite off a piece of meat from the territory of Chu.

Gongsun Ce planned to further lure Changping Jun into taking the initiative and then kill him openly.

After all, Changping Jun was still the right prime minister of Qin in name. We should find a way to kill this jumping clown that he could not argue with and give the Qin officials a little shock.

The atmosphere on the Qin-Chu border was solemn.

With the traitor Changping Jun around, Xiang Yan knew clearly that the people guarding the Qin-Chu border at this moment were Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang and Meng Tian.

In Xiang Yan's opinion, these three people are nothing to be afraid of. Even if the top duo of Guiguzi and Zongheng are among them, they are still not enough to defeat him.

This is the confidence of the first candidate of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, but no one told Xiang Yan that Gongsun Ce would also come, and brought a small toy with him to give Xiang Yan a technological and ruthless show.

Xiang Yan's marching route could not actually directly reach Yingchuan County, the former territory of Han, because part of Wei was sandwiched between Chu and Han.

Therefore, if Xiang Yan wanted to cause some trouble for the State of Qin, he could only attack Nanyang County of Qin by force or attack Yingchuan County through the State of Wei.

Although the King of Wei was a little confused, it was impossible for him to ask Xiang Yan to pass through his territory, so Xiang Yan chose to attack Nanyang County directly.

However, Gongsun Ce was already waiting for Xiang Yan in Nanyang County.

Gongsun Ce only had to hurry on his way, while Xiang Yan had to march, so his speed lagged behind Gongsun Ce.

So, when Xiang Yan arrived at the border between Qin and Chu, what he saw was the tall figure of the Demon God of War.

The Chu soldiers looked up and saw a huge bronze figure over a hundred meters tall appearing in front of them - the Demon God of War.

It stands there like a towering mountain, giving people a sense of insurmountable majesty.

The body of the Soldier Demon God was covered with traces of time, and his bronze skin gleamed coldly in the sun.

Its eyes were closed, as if it was asleep, but the invisible sense of oppression made people shudder.

Xiang Yan's face instantly became solemn. He knew very well that this bronze giant was no ordinary creature.

"The whole army retreats!"

Xiang Yan gave the order decisively.

However, just as he was about to turn around and retreat, the Demon God of War suddenly moved.

Under Gongsun Ce's control, it slowly opened its eyes, with a fiery light flashing in its pupils.

Then, it took a step. Although it was slow, it caused the entire earth to shake.

The soldiers of the Chu army were stunned by the sudden vibration. They stabilized their bodies and tried to resist the huge force coming from the ground.

However, the power of the Demon God of War was far beyond their imagination.

Just one step caused the ground to shake violently, as if there was an earthquake.

The next moment, the Demon God of War raised his huge foot and stomped hard on the ground.

With a loud bang, more than a dozen Chu soldiers were instantly trampled into meat paste.

Blood splattered everywhere, screams rang out one after another, and the entire battlefield was filled with the breath of death.

Xiang Yan's face became even uglier. He knew that this bronze giant was not someone they could resist.

He again gave the order to retreat, but it was too late.

The Demon God of War has begun its killing journey.

Its right arm swept violently, as if an invisible storm swept across the entire battlefield.

Dozens of Chu soldiers were unable to fight back against this force and died instantly.

Nearly a hundred soldiers were blown away by this force and fell to the ground, their lives or deaths unknown.

The Chu army soldiers were frightened out of their wits by this sudden attack. They fled in all directions, trying to escape this terrifying place.

However, the Demon God of War seemed to have no intention of stopping.

It continued to swing its huge arms, taking dozens of lives with each attack.

In just a few breaths, nearly a thousand Chu soldiers had died at the feet of the Demon God of War.

Thousands of soldiers were wounded and fell to the ground, and the entire battlefield fell into chaos.

Xiang Yan looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his heart was broken. He knew he had to evacuate this place as soon as possible, otherwise the entire army would be buried here.

"retreat!"

He again gave the order to retreat and personally led the remaining soldiers to the rear.

However, the Demon God of War did not pursue them.

Xiang Yan led the remaining soldiers and ran all the way, and only dared to stop to rest when they were far away from the place where the Demon God of War was.

They sat on the ground, gasping for breath, their faces filled with fear and exhaustion.

They couldn't believe that they would suffer such heavy losses in such a short time.

Xiang Yan looked at the soldiers falling around him, his heart filled with grief and helplessness.

He knew that the failure of this battle was not due to their incompetence but because of the mysterious Demon God of War.

He sighed deeply and stood up to lead the remaining soldiers back to Chu.

On the way back, Xiang Yan kept thinking about the origin and power of the military demon god.

At this moment, all that was left on the battlefield were corpses, blood, and the soldier demon god standing there alone.

(End of this chapter)