Chapter 151: Conferred the title of King of Qin! Snow Dragon Riders! Black Armor Dragon Riders! (33)

After a brief thought, Emperor Qing rejected Han Xin's request.

A king of a different surname who can control the territory of Northern Qi and obey the orders of the central government of Southern Qing, isn't that a country within a country?

Moreover, the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Han Xin's hands are not worth this price.

To go deeper, Li Changan was in Langya City, commanding 100,000 elite soldiers, which was already a little out of control for Emperor Qing.

He would rather take it step by step and let Li Changan consolidate half of Western Qin's territory first, and not rush to subdue Han Xin.

But even so, Li Changan has completed the task of destroying the Western Qin Kingdom!
It would have taken Li Changan eight or ten years to complete a task, but he finished it in less than half a year.

"Eunuch Hou, tell Prince Yong to never accept Han Xin's terms!"

Compared with Emperor Qing’s complicated thoughts, the entire city of Kyoto was in a carnival.

Restaurants, dance halls, and brothels were open all night long, and the common people and scholars were celebrating the great victory in Dingzhou.

Thirty years ago, Nanqing rose from a small country about the same size as Xiqin.

They conquered cities and territories step by step and became the most powerful country in the world under Emperor Qing.

However, since Emperor Qing failed in his third Northern Expedition, he stopped large-scale Northern Expeditions.

This time, Li Changan expanded the territory by thousands of miles and went deep into the north. How could the people of Qing not be excited?

Now people on the streets are talking about the miracle of Li Changan and Ye Wan marching a thousand miles in three days and driving straight into the heart of Western Qin.

The person who is most anxious at the moment is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Ever since the battle report came, the prince has been uneasy.

More than twenty days later, it was the day when the prince would meet his aunt once a month.

But this time, the prince was not interested and was completely absent-minded.

"How can the unprecedented achievement of expanding territory in the past twenty years be achieved so easily?"

"The boss is so good at fighting, but he still hasn't made it to the north. Li Changan has only been in Dingzhou for half a year!"

Li Yunrui reminded, "I heard that some ministers are getting impatient and are asking His Majesty to confer the title of King of Qin on Li Changan."

When the prince heard the words "King of Qin", he felt even more unhappy.

Li Yunrui continued, "In the classics passed down by the Tianmai people thousands of years ago, Qin and Jin were the most honorable titles for the king."

"Coincidentally, the country that Li Changan pacified was called Qin."

How could Li Chengqian not know that the title of King of Qin was second only to the Crown Prince?

“I have heard about it, but His Majesty is still hesitant.

After all, Li Changan only occupied the capital of Western Qin and controlled half of Western Qin."

"Half of the territory in the north of Western Qin is still in the hands of Han Xin and Shang Shan Hu.

Without the complete occupation of Western Qin, it is not appropriate to confer the title of King of Qin."

Li Yunrui sneered, “Prince, don’t harbor any illusions.

Be prepared, you never know when good news will come."

If Li Chengqian successfully inherited the throne, Li Yunrui would be able to gain a lot of power.

But if Li Changan comes to power, Li Yunrui can only stand aside and will not get any benefits at all.

Li Chengqian said in a tone of disbelief, "Aunt, don't exaggerate!"

"Even if Li Changan is a god, he can't easily defeat Han Xin's 100,000-man army!"

"General Qin said that Han Xin's military strategy is not inferior to that of my father!"

At this moment, the female official Bai Ling hurried into Guangxin Palace and handed Li Yunrui a note.

Li Yunrui opened the note and found it more and more ridiculous. In the end, he was laughing like crazy.

"Giggle..."

"Hahaha……"

"It's ridiculous that there are such ridiculous things in the world, and such a general who is not good at political strategy!"

What you fear is bound to happen. Li Chengqian just swore that he didn't believe it, but now it happened.

The prince looked at Li Yunrui's crazy expression and immediately felt something was wrong.

He took the note and looked at it, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

"Li Changan and Gao Yao broke into the camp of Han Xin's army of 100,000 men. With the help of a spy arranged by Zhao Gao, they successfully took away Han Xin's general's tiger talisman."

"Li Changan quickly gained control of the army of 100,000. Han Xin and Shangshan Hu have shallow foundations, and many people in the army were promoted by Gao Yao."

"The entire territory of Western Qin has been returned to Daqing. Li Changan led an army of 200,000 to fight against the northern barbarians in the snowy region and won a great victory!"

"The Dingzhou Army and the Western Qin Army have now turned from defense to offense. The two elite cavalry have penetrated thousands of miles deep into the snowy plateau!"

The Western Hu and Northern Man have killed countless people in the Central Plains over the past hundreds of years, and their reputation for viciousness and brutality is known throughout the world.

Both Northern Qi and Southern Qing were proud of resisting the Northern Barbarians and Western Hu. This great victory over the Northern Barbarians would undoubtedly increase Li Changan's reputation.

Li Chengqian couldn't believe his eyes. A great general had his tiger talisman stolen and his military power taken away.

This is just a joke!
"Since Han Xin was so stupid, why did Gao Yao fear that he would purge the emperor's court and surrender to Li Chang'an?
Why not just take away Han Xin's military power himself!"

Li Yunrui laughed for a long time before he caught his breath. "Because at that time, Northern Qi had an army of 100,000 troops approaching, and Li Changan was eyeing them covetously. If he wasn't careful, he would be wiped out."

"Later, he surrendered to Li Changan, who trusted him very much.

If a eunuch finds a good master, he will naturally serve him to the utmost."

"Look, Prince, Li Changan has taken over the entire territory of Western Qin.

We have penetrated thousands of miles into the snowy region, and we might even destroy the barbarians’ lair.”

Li Chengqian's expression became increasingly ugly. He knew too well the value of Li Changan's contribution.

The territory was expanded by thousands of miles, and Northern Qi was half surrounded!
Daqing is one step closer to unifying the world, which is what Emperor Qing wants to see very much.

Moreover, Li Changan's military achievements are so great that Emperor Qing might really consider changing his position as crown prince!
"Aunt, I can't wait any longer. I have to go to General Qin to discuss countermeasures."

"Li Changan has made great contributions, and the Ye family is the first to do so. I'm afraid the Qin family can't sit still anymore."

Li Yunrui said jokingly, "You can wait a while. What if Li Changan can't defeat the Snow Region Barbarians and returns in defeat?"

Hearing Li Yunrui's teasing, Li Chengqian said unhappily, "Aunt!
You'd better understand that we are on the same boat, and you can only support me!"

Li Yunrui said, "I know, I know. Why are you so fierce? Just go now."

Li Chengqian's expression softened as he said, "Aunt, please lend me a master from the Junshan Society!"

Li Yunrui complained, "What kind of Junshan Club is this? I don't have any money coming in now, and I'm just living off my savings all day long."

"Besides, Fan Xian hasn't been killed yet, so how can I find an expert to lend to you?"

"You are the crown prince. Make good use of the Qin family. You are better than your aunt."

Western Qin State, northern border.

Li Changan received the imperial edict to confer the title of King of Qin. In name, the entire Western Qin Kingdom was Li Changan's fiefdom.

But the Qin State was not a real state, so Li Changan still had to return to Kyoto.

There are now 200,000 troops in the territory of Western Qin, of which 80,000 are stationed in the capital, and 80,000 are scattered in various border passes and cities.

The remaining 40,000 were all elite cavalry, led by Ye Wan and Uesugi Tora respectively, who went deep into the snowy plateau and swept through the land.

Li Changan, Zhao Gao and Han Xin have been staying at the border for more than a month.

Han Xin pointed at the map and said, "Your Highness, the King of Qin, these 40,000 men are selected from the 200,000-man army. They are definitely capable of long-distance travel."

"We have already found out about the royal tent of the Snowy Northern Barbarians. There won't be any problems with this raid." Li Changan said, "There is nothing to worry about. Ye Wan and Shangshan Hu are both the strongest cavalry generals."

"The tribes along the way can still fight to support their own wars. As long as we don't get lost, we will definitely be able to destroy the Northern Barbarians' royal court."

"Zhao Gao, is there any movement from the spies of the Inspection Bureau in Langya City?"

Zhao Gao replied, "Yes, they are collecting your words and deeds in Langya City, including the situation of incorporating the Western Qin intelligence agency."

Li Changan knew that it must be Chen Pingping who was causing trouble.

This time, Western Qin was pacified and the Northern Barbarian King's Court was destroyed. Even Emperor Qing would be unable to sit still with such a credit.

Chen Pingping wanted to collect some evidence to make Emperor Qing feel resentful and wary of Li Changan, and even better, to cause the brothers to kill each other.

Whether it was Emperor Qing abandoning his usefulness or Li Changan starting a rebellion, Chen Pingping was happy to see it.

"Old Zhao, then tell them that I have secretly incorporated the Langya Pavilion of Xi Qin."

"It saves them from always making groundless accusations and holding on to some unfounded issues."

"By the way, I will also go beyond the rules and reward the surrendered generals and officials of Western Qin, so that they can have more evidence against me."

All these potential enemies must be brought out and then wiped out in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, once the Grand Master’s identity was announced, these people would have gone into hiding.

Now we have to give them a chance to ricochet before we can let go and deal with them.

Chen Pingping, your life is almost over.

Zhao Gao continued, "News came from Yangguan that Gong Dian, Qin Yidu and Kyoto were in close communication."

Gong Dian is Emperor Qing's man, and Qin Yi is most likely in contact with the prince.

However, Li Changan never took the prince seriously. He didn't believe that the acting genius could accomplish anything great.

For the next three months, Li Changan practiced the black-level pagoda while waiting for news from deep in the grassland.

During these three months, Li Changan also dispersed the members of Luowang among the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ye family.

It can be said that all the troops in Western Qin now follow Li Changan's lead.

One morning, Li Changan moved his ears and heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.

He flashed and was on top of the city wall of the pass.

In the distant sky, two torrents, one black and one white, were rushing towards the pass.

The black ones are the cavalrymen with black armor and black horses, and the white ones are a large group of snow-white horses!
The Snow Divine Horse, unique to the snowy plateau, is also worshipped as a god by the Snow Barbarians!
Behind these white people, there were ordinary horses that were as far as the eye could see, with all kinds of things carried on their backs.

Li Changan looked from afar and saw various dried meats, medicinal herbs, gold, silver, and food supplies.

Soon, Zhao Gao and Han Xin also came to the city wall and saw the triumphant return of Ye Wan and Uesugi Tiger.

The three of them jumped directly off the city gate, and the cavalry and horsemen also stopped.

Ye Wan and Uesugi Tora were the first to dismount, and the twenty or thirty thousand cavalrymen behind them also dismounted and kowtowed.

"Meet my king!"

Li Changan flicked his hand lightly, and Shangshan Hu and Ye Wan stood up.

Both of them were greatly surprised, it turned out that Li Changan was already a grandmaster!
Ye Wan's face was full of vicissitudes and his skin was much rougher, but Uesugi Tora couldn't tell because he had a lot of beard.

"Your Highness Prince Yong!"

As soon as Ye Wan opened his mouth, Zhao Gao corrected him, "Emperor Qing has already made Your Highness the King of Qin!"

Ye Wan immediately changed his words and said, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, I and Shangshan Hu have traveled thousands of miles into the snowy plains and finally wiped out the barbarian tribe!"

"We captured the Barbarian Khan Ashina Shabi and killed all the other royal family members! We slaughtered the entire royal court!"

"We fought more than 20 battles, annihilated 18 barbarian tribes, killed 100,000 enemies, and suffered more than 5,000 casualties."

"The 500,000 captured cattle and sheep were all turned into dried meat and military rations, and the gold, silver and jewelry were converted into a total of 3 million taels of silver..."

"In addition, the military's skilled prospectors have discovered three iron mines and one copper mine..."

"We also went deep into the snowy mountains and brought back more than 20,000 Snowland Divine Horses!"

Looking at the more than 30,000 weathered soldiers, Li Changan was very satisfied.

The barbarians on the grasslands and snow-covered areas are endless, just like waves of weeds.

However, every time we broke through their royal tents, there would always be peace for decades.

"Ye Wan and Shang Shanhu have made great contributions in annihilating the northern barbarians. I will definitely submit a petition to request credit for you."

"In addition, select 20,000 of these 30,000 soldiers with high cultivation and rich combat experience."

"This king is going to form two of the strongest cavalry in the world!"

"The men with white horses and white armor, silver spears and long swords are called the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry!"

"The men with black horses and black armors have black spears and broadswords. They are called the Ink Armor Dragon Cavalry!"

When Li Changan saw these snow-covered divine horses, he thought of the world-famous Snow Dragon Cavalry.

In that world, although the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry was very powerful, they did not meet a good master.

When Ye Wan and Shang Shan Hu heard these two names, they understood what they meant.

The name of the Dragon Cavalry is self-explanatory.

After more than half a year of fighting, these two people are now convinced of Li Changan.

Li Changan sent the battle report back to Kyoto City. After a month of rest, he finally received the imperial edict from Emperor Qing.

The imperial edict said that Li Chang'an had wiped out the northern barbarians, and the whole country was celebrating, and the generals who deployed them were all rewarded.

Please ask Li Changan to leave most of the troops in Western Qin and arrange capable people to guard Western Qin.

As for Li Changan himself, Emperor Qing ordered him to return to Kyoto to accept the reward.

Li Changan laughed secretly. What else could Emperor Qing have to offer as a reward to Li Changan?

There is no need for you to reward me. I will go back and get it myself.

Therefore, Li Changan arranged for Ye Chong to guard Langya City and take full responsibility for all affairs of Western Qin on his behalf.

Zhao Gao and Han Xin were both under Ye Chong's command, but in fact Ye Chong was just a puppet in name only.

The army, money, food and manpower of Western Qin were firmly controlled by Li Changan.

Li Changan, with five hundred secret guards, left Langya City and began to return to Dingzhou.

Not long after Qianlong Bay, there is Hongshankou where there is sandstorm all year round.

It was here that Ye Wan won a great victory over the Western Hu and became famous.

This place has now been incorporated into the territory of Qing Kingdom and is the best ambush location of this generation.

Not long after Li Changan's cavalry entered Hongshankou, he heard some movement in the rocky mountains on both sides.

What is supposed to come will come!
Li Changan knew that Li Chengqian would definitely not be able to sit still now.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sound of powerful crossbows breaking through the air was heard continuously, and spear-like siege crossbow arrows shot towards Li Changan's team!
But soon afterwards, Li Changan and the Shadow Guards were surrounded by a layer of colorless and invisible true qi!

The siege arrows that could break through the city walls were firmly blocked by the Qi shield!
The people who were ambushed at Hongshankou were all stunned!

Li Changan saw from afar a bearded Hu man, and was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth!
This ninth-rank Hu man named Hu Ge could hardly speak clearly.

“Grand…Grand…Grand Master!”

(End of this chapter)