Ji Yanran's words piqued Fangzheng's interest in playing with civilization. However, it was still a conundrum for Fangzheng when to begin.
Based on the current history, Fangzheng would either start in the Warring States Period and conquer the six states like Qin Shihuang and unify the world. Or he would learn from Liu Bang and make a move during the peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty and build a new Han Dynasty.
If he was looking for excitement, the former was naturally more satisfying. However, after some thought, Fangzheng felt that the latter was better.
Although Qin Shihuang's title as the greatest emperor in history was indeed tempting, he also paid a lot. What Qin Shihuang did established the political structure of China in the future, but it also caused a lot of trouble. For example, books were the same language, cars were the same track, and books were burned to death. These were all things that had to be done for the sake of unification. If Fangzheng had replaced Qin Shihuang, he would probably have been more ruthless, not more lenient.
It was the same for large-scale construction. Other than Epang Palace being a little out of line, building roads and the Great Wall were all things that benefited the country and the people. The story of Meng Jiangnu crying for the Great Wall had been passed down through the ages, but without the Great Wall, Meng Jiangnu wouldn't even have the chance to cry. She would have been taken away by some Xiongnu as a trophy.
It was the same for Yang Guang. He built the Grand Canal to strengthen the traffic between the north and the south. It was also beneficial to the country and the people, but the Sui Dynasty fell because of it.
To put it bluntly, what they did was right, and there was no doubt about it. However, limited by the technology at that time, they could only use this method to complete it. Whether it was the Great Wall or the Grand Canal, many people died, but it couldn't be built without people dying. In fact, when it came to civil engineering of this level, even in the modern era with all kinds of advanced technology, people might die, let alone in that era.
Of course, later historians might be able to evaluate Qin Shihuang and Yang Emperor fairly, but the people at that time must have hated these two tyrants to the core.
But no matter what, they were better than the Egyptian pharaohs. Did they have any use for building those broken pyramids other than as tombs?
They could only earn a little money through sightseeing.
Thinking back to the "The Last Lesson" he had learned in his primary school textbook, he knew that the scholars of the six states had a similar opinion of Qin Shi Huang as the French teacher had of Germany.
Therefore, in Fangzheng's opinion, it was better to let Qin Shi Huang draw everyone's hatred according to history, and then he would come out and save the people like Liu Bang … After all, if he were to be the emperor, he would have to be the emperor for a thousand years. He couldn't just do nothing and suppress riots every year.
From a certain point of view, the destruction of the Qin Dynasty was also destined. It was because Qin Shi Huang was too good at attracting hatred, causing the people to be filled with resentment. In the end, when he died, the entire matter was exposed. The peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty was tantamount to completely igniting the huge powder keg that had been accumulating for a long time. After everyone overthrew the Qin Dynasty and took their revenge, they felt comfortable and went back to whatever they were supposed to do.
After that, as always …
Time passed day by day. Fangzheng silently sat in Xiao Yao Palace. On one hand, he paid attention to the general situation of the world, and on the other, he played his own game of chess. Of course, during this period, Fangzheng also put in a lot of effort. For example, the improvement and manufacturing techniques of various basic techniques such as papermaking, iron smelting, and porcelain making were all spread out from Xiao Yao Palace.
These techniques were either explained by Fangzheng himself and taught to the other people in Xiao Yao Palace, or Fangzheng suggested a direction and let the scholars in Xiao Yao Palace research it themselves. Because these scholars all saw Fangzheng as the reincarnation of a celestial being, Fangzheng didn't encounter too many problems when it came to imparting knowledge to them.
As the sun and the moon changed, the students in Xiao Yao Palace gradually grew up. Many of them began to miss the prosperous life in the outside world and chose to leave. Because Xiao Yao Palace was located at the border of Qin and Zhao, most of the people chose to join Qin State. The Qin State, which was in the midst of innovation, naturally thirsted for these "technical talents" and quickly absorbed them. As a result, the Qin State's national strength increased much faster than in the past. In just a few years, there was a huge improvement.
Incidentally, Fangzheng was also curious about Xiang Shaolong's opinion on these things. In the end, he realized that Xiang Shaolong's only reaction to the appearance of papermaking was, "Wow, papermaking actually appeared in Qin State!"
From this, it could be seen that this guy didn't learn history well.
That was true. If Xiang Shaolong was good at history, he should have some knowledge in this area. Didn't most transmigrators go back to the past to make glass or papermaking …
Of course, there were also weirdos like Mei Yin who started her career in shampoo.
Just like that, time passed and another year passed. In the blink of an eye, it was winter.
Fangzheng rode on a white deer in the forest. He silently looked at the campsite with the flag on it.
The person at the campsite was none other than Xiang Shaolong. In this year, just like in the original novel, Xiang Shaolong disguised himself and went to the State of Zhao to capture Zhao Mu alive. This earned King Zhuangxiang's recognition and he was sent as a diplomatic envoy to the six states. However, this was in fact Lu Buwei's plot. He wanted to make use of Qin's internal opposition and enemy forces to completely destroy Xiang Shaolong and his men. Although Xiang Shaolong was lucky enough to escape, the Third Princess of Zhao and her four maids died tragically in this battle.
This could be considered a knot in Fangzheng's heart in his previous life. One must know that 'Searching for Qin' was the first book that Fangzheng read. Although before this, Xiang Shaolong had women who died, such as Su Nu and Shu 'er, these women only had a one-night stand with Xiang Shaolong. Su Nu did not even have physical contact with Xiang Shaolong before she committed suicide. She was a supporting character with a name. Although it was a pity that she died, he did not particularly care about it.
But Zhao Qian was different. This third princess could be counted as the heroine in the early stages of the story, other than Ji Yanran. But she was killed by an arrow. Even the four servants who followed her were killed on the spot. This scene caused great harm to Fangzheng's young heart. It was no less than watching the Condor Heroes and seeing Xiao Longnu being possessed by Zhao Zhijing.
Jin Yong's Xiao Longnu, Huang Yi's Zhao Qian and Gu Long's Lin Shiyin were all childhood traumas.
Fortunately, these three were not web novelists. If not, readers would definitely crawl along the internet cable to strangle them.
"Xiang Shaolong, you have to work harder …"
Seeing the diplomatic entourage dismantling their tents in the dark of the night, splitting into two groups in an attempt to attract the enemy's attention, Fangzheng shook his head. Xiang Shaolong only thought of the enemy and did not expect Lu Buwei to betray him. This was a disgrace to the transmigrators. Anyone who knew a little about history would know what kind of person Lu Buwei was. Would it end well for you to be brothers with him?
Very quickly, the enemy on the opposite bank was lured away by the Qin soldiers. Xiang Shaolong and his group then walked out from the other side, heading towards the red pine forest.
However, at this moment, the originally dark red pine forest in front of them suddenly lit up with a sky full of fire, surrounding them tightly from all directions. At this moment, Xiang Shaolong and his group were shocked and hurriedly retreated. Unfortunately, it was too late. The enemy had a total of five thousand men and they were already prepared. Xiang Shaolong's group had to split up in order to lure the enemy away. His group also only had a hundred men. Although they were all elite generals, it was still difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. Caught off guard, they were beaten to a pulp.
"If this was written in modern web novels, you would definitely be cursed by the readers."
Seeing Xiang Shaolong and his group fighting and retreating, almost completely defeated, Fangzheng shook his head helplessly. Then, he stretched out his hand and lightly played the zither in front of him.
Battle cries shook the heavens and men neighed.
"Retreat, quickly, follow me!"
Xiang Shaolong swung the long sword in his hand with all his might, cutting down the enemies in front of him. However, the enemy was endless and almost unstoppable. The other family warriors also protected the group and retreated. No one knew where they were going, but now was the only way out!
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!"
At this moment, another round of arrows flew down, enveloping Xiang Shaolong and his group. Seeing this scene, Xiang Shaolong's eyes widened like a tiger, not knowing what to do.
However, at this moment, a low and deep sound suddenly rang out.
"Dong dong dong dong!!"
Accompanied by four deep sounds of music, the surrounding air suddenly began to howl, turning into a violent wind that suddenly trembled. Then, the arrows immediately scattered in all directions and fell to the ground.
"Dong dong dong dong —!!"
Another four loud sounds, as if an army was arriving, causing the originally earth-shattering battle cries of the enemy to stop in their tracks. They raised their torches, gripped their swords, and looked around blankly. At the same time, the zither sounded again, turning into a smooth and beautiful melody, resounding through the entire red pine forest.
"It's Young Master Fang!!"
Hearing the zither, Zhao Qian instantly revealed an excited expression, and Xiang Shaolong also heaved a sigh of relief. On the other hand, the rest of the people were at a loss, not knowing what was going on.
But they didn't need to know.
The sound of the zither grew louder and more majestic, causing the expressions of the soldiers to change drastically. Accompanied by the roaring sound of the zither, their eyes widened, their faces ashen, and they pressed on their chests as if they couldn't breathe. At the same time, the sound of the zither flowed down like water from a high mountain.
"Plop!!"
The soldiers surrounding Xiang Shaolong could no longer stand steadily. After swaying a few times, they suddenly fell to the ground, turning into corpses.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked. Only Zhao Qian and a few others who had accompanied Xiang Shaolong to the Kingdom of Wei revealed expressions of joy. Xiang Shaolong hurriedly raised his hands and cupped them towards the pine forest.
"Thank you Young Master Fang for saving our lives!"
"Sigh …"
The reply to Xiang Shaolong was a sigh. In the next moment, everyone saw Fangzheng riding a white deer, swaying as he appeared from the depths of the pine forest. He stroked the zither in his hands, and looked helplessly at Xiang Shaolong.
"I say, Soldier Xiang, as a transmigrator, this is a little embarrassing for you …"
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