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Chapter 560: Peace the World! (asking for monthly votes)

Outside the Eastern Capital, the army gathered, and the scarlet Kirin-patterned banners rolled up, surrounding the capital of Ying State. Almost all the strongest generals in the world gathered together, and the momentum was overwhelming. The capital of Ying State was bound to be captured.

But instead of forcing an attack, they retreated five hundred steps.

In the middle of the 500-odd steps between the capital of Ying State and the army, a simple platform was built with a large banner inserted next to it, like a large umbrella or rolling and falling clouds. The Qin Emperor came riding on a divine horse and sat quietly on the side of the platform.

Emperor Ying Jiang Gao sat opposite, in front of the capital of the Great Ying State.

Jiang Gao put the seal aside, then took out two cups and poured the wine into them. The wine was amber in color. Jiang Gao looked at the wine in the cups and said, "More than ten years ago, your majesty was only thirteen years old."

"At that time, the old Chen was still there, and the misty and rainy Jiangzhou City in the Southern Chen was still a beautiful scenery that made people intoxicated. At that time, I had been the crown prince of the Eastern Palace for a long time, and your majesty was still the Jinwu Guard of the Chen Kingdom, with the title of Kaiguo County Man, so you were considered a rising star."

"At that time, I wanted to recruit you, but unfortunately, because of Yuan'er, we never had a good chat. Before the Chen Kingdom Sacrifice, I remember that I hoped to have a drink with you."

Li Guanyi looked at Jiang Gao in front of him.

Looking at the old friend in front of me.

Friends? They didn't seem that close.

Looking back over the twelve years from their first meeting to now, the frequency and duration of Li Guanyi and Jiang Gao's meetings were not long.

If we count from the time when Li Guanyi was fourteen years old and truly set foot in the world, they had only met a few times, when he went on a tour of inspection in Zhongzhou City, when he entered the border of Ying State, and when he went to rescue Yuan Zhi's mother.

They also lived together briefly during the period of visiting the Western Regions.

For more than ten years, we were mostly separated by distance and had very few conversations or letters.

But if you say we are not friends.

But you can never say that.

Sometimes, the relationship between people, their positions, and the time they spend together are not particularly direct. When Li Guan picked up the cup, the aura of the martial arts legend surpassed the physique of the former overlord, and his blood was vigorous and domineering.

But the most important thing is that he knows what kind of person Jiang Gao is.

There was compassion in Li Guanyi's eyes.

Jiang Gao raised his wine cup and looked at the Emperor Qin: "I said, when I really hope that the world will be peaceful and there will be no wars, you and I will be good friends, the breeze in the bamboo forest, and I will be a teacher at that time. You come to me and we will drink."

"A few years ago, I thought that this time, the promised wine would be poured by you in front of my grave, but I didn't expect it to be in this way..."

Jiang Gao turned his eyes and looked at the Qilin Army which was not too far away. The scarlet flags and banners lit up the sky and the earth. Li Guan said, "The world is changing. How can people like you and me see it clearly?"

Li Guanyi said: "Gao Xiang once begged me to spare your life."

Jiang Gao looked at Li Guanyi and asked, "Are you going to let me go?"

Li Guanyi replied: "In this campaign alone, our army and Yingguo suffered more than 400,000 casualties, and if we start from the autumn of the eleventh year of Tianqi until now, the number of casualties is incalculable."

"The blood of countless people has flowed on the earth, and the earth has been dyed red."

"There have been enough casualties and sacrifices."

"Li Guanyi hopes that Jiang Gao can be himself."

Jiang Gao said: "But!"

He stared at Li Guanyi and said softly, "There were more than 400,000 casualties in this battle. Among the million-strong army of our Great Ying State, more than 200,000 were killed and countless were injured. Blood flowed all over the ground, and swords broke and fell into the rivers, leaving them to be recorded in history for thousands of years."

"In this situation."

Li Guanyi: "Do you want to live?"

Jiang Gao said: "Jiang Gao wants to live."

"But Emperor Ying cannot survive."

Jiang Gaoduan sipped his wine, his own eyes reflected in his eyes. He looked at his good friend, old friend, confidant, and enemy in front of him. He spoke the cruel words in history in a friend's tone, saying:

"But the Emperor Qin, who shoulders the empire, should not allow Emperor Ying to live."

Jiang Gao said softly: "I know this, and you know it too."

"As long as Jiang Gao is alive, there will always be people with ambitions."

"Perhaps Jiang Gao's surrender to the Emperor of Qin could represent a peaceful world, enough to accommodate the former emperor to become a commoner. However, Jiang Gao is not such a person. I also have my so-called pride."

“Is life and death the most important thing?”

"Now that my father, Grand Tutor, Yuwen, He Ruo, and Wei Xiang are gone, am I going to live here? Your Majesty, please give Ying State and me a decent ending."

"To open up an era with swords and weapons, one must be happy."

"Just like we did back then, let's drink together for peace!"

Li Guanyi closed his eyes.

Emperor Qin nodded slowly.

"And drink."

He made a toast.

Jiang Gao smiled and stood up. He swept his sleeves, held the wine cup with both hands, bowed deeply, then tilted his head back and drank the wine. As the strong liquor went down his throat, the seal suddenly fell down, and Jiang Gao held a weapon in his hand.

It was the sword of the emperor of Ying State, stabbing towards the heart of the Qin Emperor with a fierce attitude.

"His Majesty.!"

"My lord, be careful!!"

Many famous generals in the Qilin Army reacted and grasped their weapons instantly. The sound of weapons was solemn and sharp. The sword pierced Li Guanyi's armor. Jiang Gao looked at Li Guanyi with earnestness in his eyes.

At the same time, Qin Huang's sword also pierced Jiang Gao's body.

The blood dyed the sleeves of the blue dragon-patterned robe red, making the Qilin's crimson burn.

But the two of them were like the last hug between good friends. Qin Huang's hair was tied up with a jade hairpin. He did not look at his enemy or friend, but just looked quietly ahead. Jiang Gao could not stand steadily and staggered forward.

He placed his palm on Qin Huang's shoulder, blood dripping from his mouth. He was in a trance for a moment and said:
"I didn't expect that, Li Guanyi."

"The wine of peace that I offer you will end up being my blood."

It is the blood of the emperor.

But it is also the blood that brings an end to troubled times.

In such an era, there are too many heroes, too many tyrants, and too many ambitions. Only the blood of the last king can completely put an end to this chaotic world and ambitions.

Jiang Gao's face was pale, but his eyes were getting darker. Blood kept falling from the corners of his mouth. With tears in his eyes, he just said softly: "But I'm really worried about you, Li Guanyi. You are too loyal."

"You have come to this point, without a teacher, without relatives, without parents, and in the end, you even want to kill me with your own hands... I'm sorry..."

"You will become a true emperor, but I hope you won't become too bloodless and tearless. You will have to walk the road ahead by yourself. Kill your friends, kill your enemies, and lose everything. Don't give in, emperor."

"Li Guanyi."

The Emperor Qin stood there, and the soldiers of the Qilin Army saw His Majesty Qin behead Emperor Ying. They didn't know the determination and final discussion in that glass of wine, and they didn't know that this was the third time the two of them had agreed to drink a glass of wine.

I don’t know if this last glass of wine in the true sense is Emperor Ying’s blood.

Drink this glass of wine.

To truly open up an era of peace.

The soldiers of the Qilin Army were simply happy. They were happy because of Your Majesty's divine power, because of the unparalleled achievements of the Qin Emperor, and because an era of peace was finally coming. They raised their banners, flags, and weapons and shouted, "Long live the Qin Emperor."

Amid the cheers, the era of peace was about to come. The ecstatic voices of the army seemed to dye the whole world into a sea of ​​joy, but in the middle, there was a bit of loneliness. Emperor Ying's eyes slowly lost their divine light.

He pressed his palm on the sleeves of Emperor Qin's battle robe and slowly slid it down. His voice was already too vague to be heard clearly, and he said, "Thank you for your help."

"We need to create a good and peaceful era."

"I will be watching you from below."

He said, "My friend."

Jiang Gao's eyes dimmed, and he put his arm around Qin Huang's shoulders, like a final hug between good friends before saying goodbye.

Then he died.

As the last enemy of the Qin Emperor in the troubled times.

During these hundreds of years of turbulent times, many heroes emerged in the last twenty years.

Emperor Ying, Emperor Chen, Khan, Shenwu, God of War.

The Qin Emperor rose from obscurity, fought all over the world, and after fighting with all opponents of that era, he finally killed Jiang Gao [with his own hands], thus reuniting the era that had been divided for hundreds of years.

In the palace of Ying State, Jiang Cai looked at the sky and listened to the cheers coming from the wind. The disciple of Zongheng Family lowered her eyes. She sat here quietly, but without much personal likes or dislikes, and said:

“It is truly the sound of the opening of a peaceful and prosperous era.”

"To open up the world with martial arts, to open up a dignified and upright foundation, to open up a righteous foundation for a country, there is no doubt that this is the true peace before the Qin Emperor breaks through the formation and enjoys it."

"Singing songs to break the enemy's formation, and share the peace."

Jiang Cai hummed the rhythm and calmly drank a glass of wine. The poison dissipated with her breath. She still sat there and slowly closed her eyes. What she thought was the regret that the school of diplomacy was ultimately a school that took advantage of the situation and could not pacify the troubled times like the military strategists.

The last thing he thought of was when he was young and crying after being bullied, and then the handsome general taught him martial arts, and his aura slowly dissipated.

Wei Yiwen had died of a serious illness a month ago.

The strategist Jiang Cai followed Wei Yiwen's final plea and killed Jiang Yuan's wife, Queen He Ruo.

He committed suicide by taking poison.

When the soldiers of the Qilin Army pushed open the palace gate, the female official was still sitting there calmly, her back straight, her expression peaceful, with her final awe-inspiring look. Pojun saw Jiang Cai's body and said nothing.

Just keep silent. The bet in their youth, the victory or defeat, finally ended with life and death. For Emperor Qin, the death of the old friend meant the pacification of the world and the Central Plains. For Wei Yiwen and Jiang Cai, it was the destruction of their homeland where they were born and raised.

In the winter of the fourth year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's reign, after Emperor Ying Jiang Gao passed away, the lingering dark clouds in the sky turned into rain, and the rain fell on the cold earth and turned into heavy snow. This heavy snow covered the Eastern Capital City, which had a history of more than 300 years.

The huge vermilion palace gate with dark gold door nails requires fifteen strong men on each side to push it open.

When the gate was pushed open, it rubbed against the ground, making a slow sound. The sound came from the corridor of the city gate, echoing on both sides, overlapping, and turning into a solemn sound.

The Qin Emperor, wearing armor and a battle robe and riding a divine horse, entered the imperial palace from the front palace.

The sound of horse hooves fell on the flat ground of the palace, making a calm and crisp sound. This represented the last enemy on the battlefield. Li Guanyi walked up the stairs. In the snow, everything seemed hazy.

The Ying State was also defeated, and looking around, there was no rival anymore.

Li Guanyi paced between the snow-covered sky and earth. When he walked alone between the snow and the sky and earth, he felt an indescribable quietness and loneliness, as well as an indescribable trance.

I don’t know where this body is, and I don’t know who this body is.

He walked forward step by step. The snow beside him was blown up by the wind and seemed to have transformed into a little pharmacist, walking forward with him. Li Guanyi looked at himself when he was thirteen years old.

Wearing clothes that were bleached from being starched, he ran forward with a smile on his face. The smile on his face faded a little, and he turned into a guest official in a navy blue robe. The guest official walked forward while talking and laughing, and the navy blue robe on his body turned into armor.

Armor is everywhere, jade belts are worn around the waist, golden crowns are used to tie up the hair, and the Jinwu Guards are stationed in a large number.

The Jinwu Guards were surrounded by Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying, and the thirty-six captains of the Jinwu Guards, all laughing and talking as they moved forward, with flames ignited. It was the cloth-clad knight-errant who was in high spirits, as they finally walked forward step by step.

The sleeves fluttered in the wind, turning into a flaming scarlet robe.

His armor was damaged hundreds of times, and he had fought many battles on the battlefield before finally defeating the enemy.

The Emperor Qin stood there.

When he closed his eyes, the heavy snow disappeared and there was silence all around. However, Qin Huang seemed to hear bursts of sounds, roars, shouts, and many other sounds, coming and going one after another.

The figures seemed to be in the memory, and also seemed to be in the wind and snow.

"I am Zu Wenyuan, my dear friend, thank you for your help before..."

'My name is Wang Tong.'

'Hahaha, old man Siming, do you want to be my disciple? Huh?'

"If that doesn't work, you can be my teacher!"

'That's the rule'

"Longevity, longevity!"

"My name is Jiang Yuan." "Ye Buyi is it!"

"…This is our destiny."

“Your Highness…”

"My great guest..."

"I was the first person five hundred years ago."

'Chen Wenmian' 'Hahahaha, nephew!'

"Watch it..." "Brother Li"

'I am Changwen'

"General Lu Youxian of the Chen Dynasty was loyal and devoted to his principles, and sacrificed his life for the cause. He was also a good minister of the Chen Dynasty..."

'The mighty general Yuwen Lie!'

"God of War, Jiang Su!"

'The Godly King Chen Fubi was born with great strategy. He did not need to borrow the song of the Red Emperor, nor did he have time to attend the meeting of the emperors. He divided his clans into different factions, acted arrogantly, deposed the emperor and established a ruler, and turned the world upside down..."

Li Guanyi lowered his eyes, and it seemed as if old friends appeared one by one, still in their prime, with raised brows and fierce heroic spirit. They fought back and forth, swords clashed, and countless voices were heard in his ears.

Suddenly——

Li Guanyi raised his hand, held the sword and thrust it downwards suddenly.

The tip of the dark golden broadsword transformed by the Jiuli Army Lord was against the ground, making a low, murderous roar. The wind and snow were strong, and the pharmacist ran forward, transforming into a ranger, a guest official, a Jinwu Guard, the leader of the wandering army, Qin Wuhou, and the King of Qin.

The last Qin Emperor opened his eyes.

All sounds and figures disappeared!
Only the world before my eyes.

Only this body is majestic.

Should be the first in the world.

[The emperor started a war fourteen times, and brought peace to the country twenty-five times]

———"Historical Records·Chronicle Volume 1"

(End of this chapter)