nycdaug Chapter 191 The Western Zhou Empress Enters the Qin Capital
Chapter 191 The Western Zhou Empress Enters the Qin Capital
Shenfeng Manor.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has even sent someone to Haifeng City."
After finishing his business, Liu Feng returned to report to Qin Wu.
"Hmm, not bad. There are still things for you to do. I will continue to cultivate and consolidate my power for a year. Within that year, no matter the cost, build at least 30 warships for me."
"One year from now, I will personally lead the army to massacre the Japanese."
Qin Wu gave the order.
He then disappeared into the study.
After Qin Wu left, Liu Feng bowed to the mountaintop and then also departed.
Since Qin Wu has given the order, he must make proper preparations and wait for the prince to emerge from seclusion again so that he can lead them into battle once more.
Under Qin Wu's orders, the entire Eastern Qin region mobilized.
Large quantities of iron ore were sent to the western coastal regions.
In order to complete the goals set by Qin Wu within the stipulated time, the Eastern Qin Emperor even mobilized a large number of craftsmen to work with Zhong Qianning and his team to begin building steel warships with all their might. Of course, cannons and shells were also being built.
The news that the Eastern Qin had begun another large-scale military training exercise reached the Western Zhou immediately.
The Western Zhou Dynasty began to feel tense again.
They were all worried that Eastern Qin would once again wage war against them.
The Western Zhou empress also began to conscript and train soldiers throughout the country to guard against the Eastern Qin.
Upon receiving the message from the Western Zhou, the Emperor of Eastern Qin couldn't help but smile, but he ignored the Western Zhou's actions.
With both countries preparing for war, the people of Western Zhou began to worry.
After all, no matter when, it is always the ordinary people who suffer in war.
People along the Western Zhou border began packing their belongings, preparing to leave the border and find a safe place to escape the war.
This matter lasted for more than half a year.
Eastern Qin has made no move whatsoever and has no intention of launching an attack.
This made the people of Western Zhou even more puzzled, wondering what Eastern Qin was up to.
However, they did not dare to let their guard down and continued to reinforce the border with troops.
Furthermore, a letter of state was sent, indicating that the Western Zhou Empress was prepared to personally visit the Eastern Qin Emperor to pay homage to him and present this year's tribute.
When the Emperor of Eastern Qin received the official letter, he did not object and immediately agreed.
Anyway, we don't plan to wage war against the Western Zhou right now, so there's nothing wrong with meeting the Western Zhou Empress.
Two months later.
The Western Zhou empress entered the capital of Eastern Qin.
Accompanying them were this year's tributes from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After the group entered the capital of Eastern Qin, the people lined both sides of the road to watch, all wanting to see what the Western Zhou Empress looked like.
However, since the Western Zhou empress was seated in a sedan chair, no one could see her face.
The Empress, however, remained quietly inside her palanquin, gazing out at the capital of Eastern Qin.
She never expected that the capital of Eastern Qin would be so prosperous; their capital of Western Zhou was no match for it.
This greatly shocked the Empress.
As she traveled along the way, she finally understood why Eastern Qin was so powerful.
The wealth of Eastern Qin was far beyond what Western Zhou could match, and even the city defense forces of each city were no weaker than the elite troops of Western Zhou.
Along the way, the Western Zhou Empress developed a fear of the Eastern Qin.
The delegation traveled for a full hour before arriving at the temporary palace arranged for them by the Ministry of Rites.
Upon entering the palace, the Empress immediately summoned the ministers who had accompanied her on the mission.
"My dear subjects, you have all seen what has happened along the way, haven't you?"
The Western Zhou Empress looked at the group of Western Zhou ministers standing in front of her and asked a question.
"Your Majesty, you have all seen it. I never imagined that after so many years without visiting Eastern Qin, Eastern Qin has developed to such an extent that it is completely incomparable to our Western Zhou."
"This old minister also discovered that many of the younger generation in Dongqin are engaged in cultivation. Although their cultivation levels are not high, they are still capable of protecting themselves."
"Even many of our Western Zhou soldiers are no match for them."
An elderly man with a full head of white hair spoke up.
He truly hadn't expected that even ordinary people were practicing cultivation.
You have to understand that practicing martial arts is not easy; it takes a huge amount of time and energy. Not to mention anything else, eating meat at every meal is no small expense.
However, even ordinary people in Dongqin can practice martial arts, which shows how prosperous the lives of the people in Dongqin are now.
What they didn't know was that the people of Dongqin now had meat to eat every day, and the price of meat in Dongqin was not high.
This is mainly because Dongqin has long since started large-scale pig farming, and Dongqin has no shortage of meat.
Unlike in the Western Zhou Dynasty, where people mainly ate mutton and only had beef available when cattle died occasionally.
Of course, it wasn't that pork wasn't available for sale, but in the Western Zhou Dynasty, pork was a cheap meat, and even ordinary people rarely ate it.
Not to mention the nobles, mainly because pork was just too pungent and unpalatable.
This is why martial arts training was a privilege reserved for nobles.
"The old general is right. Ordinary people in Dongqin can practice martial arts. How exactly has Dongqin developed over the years? Why haven't our spies in Dongqin sent back any news?"
The Western Zhou empress questioned him with a grim expression.
Knowing that such important intelligence must be transmitted back immediately.
But they haven't received any news from their spies yet.
This was a major mistake by the spies.
"I don't know, our spies in Dongqin send back very little information."
A young minister, who looked gentle and refined, shook his head.
He also wanted to know why.
Little did they know that the spies who entered Eastern Qin, after living there for a while, had no intention of returning to Western Zhou.
Therefore, they would only send back some unimportant information, and as for important information, the spies were generally unwilling to risk going out of their way to find it.
If people can live a good life, who would want to work so hard?
Therefore, they did not receive any important intelligence about Dong Qin.
To be frank, their intelligence network had long been destroyed.
They just don't know it yet.
"Immediately contact our spies in Eastern Qin and ask them what exactly is going on. Give me an explanation as soon as possible."
The face of the Western Zhou Empress was now ashen.
"Yes, Wei Chen takes the order."
After receiving the order, the young adult stood aside.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived in the capital of Eastern Qin. When shall we go to pay our respects to the Emperor of Eastern Qin?"
An old minister spoke up to inquire.
Their purpose in coming here was to speak with the Emperor of Eastern Qin in person and find out what Eastern Qin was trying to achieve by suddenly launching a large-scale military training exercise.
The Eastern Qin could withstand such a long period of military training, but they couldn't.
After more than six years of ceasefire, their national strength has recovered to some extent, but it will not be possible to truly return to its peak state in just six years.
The main issue is still population.
It is not something that can be accomplished in just six years to cultivate a new generation of strong individuals and talents.
"No rush, just wait for the summons. We are now just a lower state. If the Emperor of Eastern Qin does not want to see us, we can only wait. However, during this time in the capital, you should all go out and explore, see what Eastern Qin is like now, and learn from it. When we return to Western Zhou, we can also change Western Zhou based on the situation there."
The Empress gave her instructions.
"Yes."
"I understand."
Everyone obeyed the order.
"Your Majesty, now that you have come to Dongqin, you may visit the Divine Martial King's Palace and pay your respects to the Divine Martial King of Dongqin. He is a legend of Dongqin and a pillar of the nation. If you can get his help, even if the Emperor of Dongqin wants to send troops to our Western Zhou, it will be impossible."
"I have heard that he single-handedly controls most of the military force of Eastern Qin and is the most powerful person in Eastern Qin."
"Even the Emperor of Eastern Qin would have to give him face."
The old man who spoke first, whom the Empress called the old general, spoke again.
"Yes, General, rest assured, I have the same idea. I will send someone to inquire about the situation of the Emperor of Eastern Qin later, and deliver a letter of introduction. Then we will go to pay our respects to this legendary figure of Eastern Qin."
The empress nodded.
She also wanted to meet this legend of Dongqin, the man who led an army to destroy two countries, and see just how strong he was.
She had heard many legends about him.
She came in person this time because she wanted to meet this legendary figure from the Eastern Qin Dynasty.
She was now a little worried about whether she would be able to meet this legendary figure from the Eastern Qin Dynasty, since he had reportedly been in seclusion for six years.
I don't know if I've cleared customs yet.
Regardless of whether she made it out of the pass or not, she was going to give it a try.