If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1415 The Strategies of the Ying Clan's Feudal Kings
Although Geng Sangzi was a powerful Golden Immortal and had a close friend who was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Kuai Che was not intimidated.

“Great Immortal, you are mistaken! We already know that in the past few months, Grand Tutor Yu has been reconstructing the earth veins in the Zhao and Qi regions.”

Even though the Deer Cauldron Immortal fought her for land rights and repeatedly thwarted her plans, she never became angry or ashamed. Instead, she took the initiative to help resolve natural disasters.

Even when natural disasters struck the land of Qi, she offered timely help rather than adding fuel to the fire.

It is evident that although she was a woman, her magnanimity and breadth of mind far surpassed that of most heroes.

Such a person would never act arbitrarily or indiscriminately kill.

Geng Sangzi looked unwell.

Kuai Che didn't stop, continuing to talk at length, "Her character and conduct are trustworthy, that's one point."

Secondly, given the current situation of our Great Qi, it is necessary to ease relations with Great Qin.

Logically speaking, with the tyrannical Qin dynasty still intact, all the rebel armies should have worked together to accomplish this great cause.

But at this very moment, my Great Qi is already at odds with Chen Sheng's forces in the south.

Previously, Chen Sheng violated the alliance by detaining the King of Qi in Chen County, preventing him from returning to Qi and establishing his kingdom.

Chen Sheng's intentions are obvious to everyone.

They're simply holding the King of Qi hostage and controlling my Great Qi from afar.

Even though we asked all the powerful immortals to intervene and finally brought the King of Qi back to Linzi, Chen Sheng's desire to annex the State of Qi still did not disappear.

Even though Xingyang hadn't fallen yet, and Wei was in a precarious situation, General Zhou Shi led a combined Wei-Chu army of 100,000 to attack Di County of my Great Qi (ps).

Kuai Che kept rambling on and on, and Geng Sangzi couldn't quite understand him, so she ran out of patience.

"What does this have to do with you trying to please Yu Fengxian? If the Great Qi wants to gain a foothold, it must unite with various righteous armies to destroy Qin. To destroy Qin, it will inevitably clash with Yu Fengxian."

Do you really think you can change this reality with the eloquence of a strategist?

Kuai Che nodded solemnly and said, "It's not necessarily impossible. I observe that the Qin Dynasty today does not have the same determination as Ying Zheng to sweep across the six kingdoms."

Of course, this is probably related to their current situation.

In short, at this time, the Qin Dynasty might be able to tolerate the coexistence of various vassal states in the Central Plains.

My Great Qi has already been restored; now we have only two goals, one big and one small.

The small goal is to hold onto the land; the big goal is to wait for changes in the situation in the Central Plains and then seize the opportunity to conquer the world.

If the Qin Dynasty promises never to invade Qi, the small goal will be achieved immediately.

The fact that the Qin Dynasty did not invade the Qi Dynasty did not mean that the chaos in the Central Plains was over.

Let them descend into chaos, let them fight to the death, let the master of the southeastern imperial aura and the Great Qin wear each other down, while my Great Qi sits firmly in control of the southeast and observes the unfolding events.

Tian Rong nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but praise, "Wonderful! If we can make peace with Qin for the time being, it will be of great benefit to Qi."

Geng Sangzi was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at Tian Rong, "If you are so spineless, I will leave immediately! Although Chen Sheng is showing signs of decline, at least he rebelled against Qin."

Tian Rong quickly said, "Great Immortal, please don't be anxious! Master Kuai did not say that our Great Qi is going to surrender to the tyrannical Qin. He only said that we should strive to gain an absolute strategic advantage and ultimately destroy the tyrannical Qin."

Geng Sangzi sneered, "I am also aware of the conflict between Qi and Zhang Chu. On the battlefield of Di County, Zhou Shi attacked Qi, but the Qin generals were also attacking Qi."

While Zhou Shi was drawing Qi's troops away, the King of Zhao and the King of Bohai also captured fourteen cities of Qi.

Kuai Che said, "Doesn't this just prove that it's necessary to ease relations with the Great Qin?"
It seemed that the various military commanders and feudal lords of Qin had agreed that they would rather let Zhou Shi go than give up their efforts to suppress the State of Qi.

"Our Great Qi is drawing the hatred of the Great Qin on behalf of all the rebel kings in the land!"

Geng Sangzi said, "You're absolutely right. They had planned this in advance—to keep Chen Sheng around while suppressing other rebel kings who could threaten him."

Tian Rong exclaimed in surprise, "Why do you say that, Great Immortal? Chen Sheng was the leader of the first uprising against Qin, and Chen Sheng's general Wu Guang is leading troops to besiege Xingyang, while Zhou Shi is attacking cities and seizing territories everywhere, posing a great threat to the tyrannical Qin."

In any case, the tyrannical Qin should have prioritized the destruction of Zhang Chu.

Geng Sangzi sighed, “At the end of last year, Chen Sheng’s fellow villagers went to Chen County to seek refuge with him.”

When Chen Sheng saw his old fellow townsman, his expression was not very pleasant.

His face showed no joy, only disgust.

After those villagers arrived in Chen County, they frequently spoke of Chen Sheng's unsavory past as a lowly commoner. Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng became enraged and, without even making a pretext, had them all killed.

"Ah, how could Chen Sheng be so petty?" Hua Wushang exclaimed in surprise.

An Qisheng frowned.

Kuai Che remained calm.

Tian Rong sneered, "I'm not surprised at all that Chen Sheng would do something like this. That bastard, ten years ago we swore a blood oath with him, vowing to unite against Qin and help each other."

Over the past ten years, my elder brother secretly provided him with two to three hundred thousand taels of gold in order to help him expand his army in Dazexiang.

On the eve of his uprising, we held a final mobilization meeting at Mount Hua, where we once again swore to Heaven that if he were to become king, we would not forget each other.

So what did that bastard do?

Kuai Che slowly said, "In the past six months, there have been many rumors about Chen Sheng. There is the story of how he was unwilling to be ordinary when he was young and said, 'How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?' There is also the story of his loyalty to his fellow villagers, 'If we become rich and powerful, we will not forget each other.'"

But there was no record of him killing any villagers.

Geng Sangzi gave him a deep look, "Because the Qin Dynasty's 'News Office' is intentionally covering up his misdeeds!"

"Is this really true?" Even An Qisheng's expression changed. "What is the Qin Dynasty thinking?"

Kuai Che's eyes flashed, and he said, "They are probably deliberately helping Chen Sheng stabilize the collapsing Zhang Chu Kingdom. Grand Tutor Yu, what magnanimity and cunning!"

"Zhang Chu Kingdom is in a very good situation right now, how could it collapse?" Hua Wushang asked, puzzled.

Kuai Che smiled faintly and said, "Chen Sheng is not the master of the 'sovereign aura of the southeast,' he only has the destiny of initiating the uprising."

Look at the current situation in the Qin Dynasty.

The establishment of the states of Wei and Qi, and the chaos that engulfed the Central Plains within a year, were all thanks to the five armies dispatched by Chen Sheng.

If someone else had started the uprising, let alone achieved this effect, they probably wouldn't have lasted even a month.

But Chen Sheng's destiny was only to be the "first uprising".

After the uprising, the Mandate of Heaven disappeared, and he should step down; otherwise, how could the true Son of Heaven ascend to the throne?
Take, for example, the recent 'East China Sea Anti-Qin Alliance Conference'.

The states of Wei, Qi, and Chu, as well as various heroes who are preparing to rise up, will all send people over.

If a leader is to be chosen at that time, who else but Chen Sheng could it be?

As long as he lives, he will be the 'leader of rebel kings'.

With him around, even the master of the southeast's imperial aura would be overshadowed.

Tian Rong was both shocked and furious. "Using a doomed dragon to suppress the rise of other dragons—what a vicious scheme!"

An Qisheng frowned and said, "Brother Gengsangzi, what Fellow Daoist Kuai said is truly a deliberate scheme by the Great Qin court."
Such boldness is already rare, and the execution was so methodical and flawless that we didn't even notice.

I have never seen such a Qin Dynasty, not even when Emperor Zheng was still alive.

Geng Sangzi looked at Kuai Che in surprise and said, "They must have been planning this for a long time. But it wasn't until a month ago, before the great immortals held the ceremony to break the Dream Erosion Curse in Shangqing Heaven, that they jointly deduced the situation in China and discovered that fate had changed dramatically. Only then did they realize the schemes of the Ying clan kings."

It must have been at the end of last year when Yu Fengxian used evil magic to pull the kings of the Ying clan into a dream world and conduct 'transmigrator training' for them. "What is a transmigrator?" Tian Rong asked, puzzled.

Geng Sangzi said, "You are now traveling through time and space, returning to three hundred years ago."

With your three hundred years of foresight, can you accomplish great things during Qin Shi Huang's conquest of the six kingdoms?

The year is not yet over, but the kings of the Ying clan have already experienced everything that will happen this year, next year, and even several years from now in their dreams.

It wasn't just one time traveler, but a group of them.

The princes and several ministers from the Xingyang Military Council all time-traveled.

Despite the fact that Wu Guang's army is besieging Xingyang and the Ying Dynasty seems to be in grave danger, I reckon that everyone from Hu Hai to the court officials is quite calm.

Because in the dream, they experienced even more difficult moments.

Or rather, the current siege of Xingyang by Wu Guang's army was a result they deliberately orchestrated.

An Qisheng suddenly realized, "No wonder the situation in the Central Plains is so chaotic, yet Grand Tutor Yu still has the mood to dredge the earth's veins everywhere."

They even went so far as to waste a great deal of time and energy vying with us for control of the lands of Qi.

Tian Rong's face was grim. "With so many time travelers in the Qin Dynasty, how are we supposed to survive?!"

Geng Sangzi said, "You don't need to worry too much. It's precisely because too many transmigrators from the Qin Dynasty were discovered, seriously interfering with the predetermined destiny, that the Great Immortal organized this 'East Sea Anti-Qin Alliance Conference'."

Tian Rong asked expectantly, "Could it be that you great immortals are about to use your magic to allow us to travel through time together? To fight against other time travelers?"

Geng Sangzi vaguely replied, "I only participated in the Heavenly Court's 'Dream Erosion Curse Breaking Ceremony' and heard some news, but I don't know the detailed plans of you great immortals."

In any case, our Qi state's anti-Qin stance must be firm; we absolutely cannot compromise with Yu Fengxian.

Kuai Che said, "When faced with General Hua Wushang's invitation earlier, Grand Tutor Yu politely declined, but he still showed goodwill."

She instructed the Prime Minister to send a gift of thanks to the Grand Tutor's residence in Xianyang.

Geng Sangzi sneered: "With your strategies and wisdom, can't you see the evil intentions hidden in your so-called 'good intentions'?"
As long as you send gifts to the Grand Tutor's mansion, the Qin Dynasty will definitely make a big fuss about it.

At that time, you will forever lose the trust of the other feudal lords.

Just like what the Qin state did to the Chu state back then, they tricked King Huai of Chu into severing ties with the six states east of the mountains, thus isolating Chu.

Kuai Che sighed, "I know, I even know the plans of the Qin Dynasty."

Just as the immortal said, before the master of the southeastern emperor's aura appeared, Grand Tutor Yu first subdued the State of Qi.

By making the State of Qi an ally of Qin, Qin could calmly deal with even the emergence of a true emperor.

Therefore, before meeting Grand Tutor Yu, I had never offered any advice to the Prime Minister.

Geng Sangzi said, "You are a smart man, and you shouldn't be saying such things that could disrupt morale today."

Kuai Che said, "I think Grand Tutor Yu has already discovered the Prime Minister. I think we can go with the flow and find a way out for Great Qi."

After all, everyone can see the situation in the State of Qi.

At this time, Qin ignored Chen Sheng and focused on crushing the State of Qi.

If the situation does not reverse after the 'Eastern Sea Anti-Qin Alliance Meeting', the King of Qi may have to abandon Linzi and flee to Jiaodong by the end of this year.

If the Qin Dynasty continues its siege of Qi next year, in this great calamity, the Qi Tian clan will be the first to be eliminated, and their entire clan will be wiped out.

Tian Rong's face was gloomy, and his eyes flickered uncertainly.

Kuai Che continued, "I am the Prime Minister's strategist. My primary goal is to safeguard the interests of Qi, not to destroy Qin. Therefore, I would advise the King of Qi and the Prime Minister not to offend Grand Tutor Yu, but to leave themselves a way out."

If the opportunity to establish friendly relations were available, the State of Qi could at least achieve its first small goal—survival.

Only by surviving until the end of the great calamity can one destroy Qin and have a chance to contend for supremacy over the world.

"We've even met the face of the master of the Southeast's imperial aura. While the destruction of our nation and the loss of our family may indeed drain Qin's resources, what is the point for our Great Qi?"

Now it was Geng Sangzi's turn to look grim.

Having made up his mind, Tian Rong calmly said, "The key now is the East China Sea Anti-Qin Alliance Conference! Let's put the disputes aside for now and wait for the conference results before making any decisions."

It's pouring rain, and the weather is damp and gloomy. Let the servant warm a pot of wine to warm you all up!

He clapped his hands, summoned his attendants, and had them fetch the finest wine to pour for the gentlemen in the hall.

"Master An, please. Master Kuai, your wine!"

When the jade cup filled with wine was placed in front of Kuai Che, he felt extremely agitated. He grabbed the servant's wrist with lightning speed and shouted, "Who are you in disguise?"

The servant looked bewildered. "Master Kuai, I was on the field ridge...you...you..."

Geng Sangzi appeared in front of him in a flash, grabbed his other hand, his eyes flashing with spiritual light as he stared intently at him. "Now, Kuai Che, do you understand what I felt earlier? Everything can lie, but the spiritual sense of us immortals will not lie."

Tian Rong said blankly, "But this person is indeed Tian Geng."

Kuai Che released his grip, his face grim, and said, "He is the ridge, but for a moment earlier, I felt he wasn't."

Geng Sangzi said seriously, "I still suspect Yu Fengxian! She may have been watching us all along, listening to our conversation, and secretly using the Dream Erosion Curse to harm us."

Tian Rong stood up, looking around nervously. "Even the Great Immortal couldn't find her? We can't stay here any longer, let's hurry into the East Sea!"

"What's the use of going to the East Sea? With demonic thoughts in your heart, even if you go to the Heavenly Court, I've got my eye on you, and you still can't escape." Deep within the dream dimension, Dream Erosion Xiaoyu gave a mocking smile, then suppressed her smile and murmured, "Tian Rong has been persuaded by Kuai Che and has the intention to compromise with the court."

"If we can kill Geng Sangzi, perhaps the Qi Tian clan can truly become a valuable pawn, at least forcing those near-Daluo cultivators like Lu Dingxian to actively participate in the game."

No matter what, Geng Sangzi must be killed.

She changed direction and returned to Fushan County, mainly for Geng Sangzi.

She stayed to listen to their nonsense only because the sensitive term "East China Sea Anti-Qin Alliance" touched her.

"Never mind, let them go to the East Sea first. I will return to the Taiyi Scripture Pavilion as planned and retrieve the Five Elements Escape Technique that I am destined to obtain."

　PS: Regarding the situation in the Central Plains during the early stages of the Chu-Han Contention, I did not intentionally criticize Chen Sheng or the various rebel armies.

　　They truly were like the Qin dynasty, where internal strife broke out before the tyrannical Qin was even destroyed.

　　First, Chen Sheng detained King Jiu of Wei, preventing him from returning, intending to directly annex the state of Wei. Of course, Wei was conquered by his subordinate, but he used the name of the former royal family of Wei.

　　Later, after entering the State of Qi, Zhou Shi clashed with the Tian family.

　　In reality, the Tian family was far more unfortunate, as they were the ones who initiated the attack on Zhou Shi. For the sake of the greater good, Zhou Shi temporarily retreated and left the Qi territory.

　　Zhou Shi is truly amazing! He's like a scalpel, treating the Central Plains of the Qin Dynasty like a block of butter, cutting it at will, moving back and forth, slicing it into newly re-established states.

　　This was not the whole story of the internal strife. When the Xiang family raised an army, they wanted to follow Chen Sheng's example and take in the Tian family prince who had lost the political struggle in Qi, intending to use him to control Qi.

　　This is also why the State of Qi watched from the sidelines when the Xiang family fought fiercely against Zhang Han.

　　It was Xiang Yu who truly united the rebel army into one force!
　　While his allies watched the show from the sidelines, Xiang Yu, having burned his boats, single-handedly defeated the Qin army of hundreds of thousands of fierce warriors. All the rebel kings were filled with awe and respect, and Xiang Yu became their leader.

　　There is also the saying, "Whoever enters Guanzhong first shall be king."

　　Many people regard this agreement as evidence that Xiang Yu broke his promise.

　　In fact, this agreement was not proposed by Xiang Yu at all. Xiang Yu was the victim in this incident; it was King Xiong Xin of Chu who was plotting against the Xiang clan. To put it bluntly, it was Chu itself that was fighting internally.

　　Without Xiang Yu, this extraordinary and powerful figure who appeared out of nowhere, even if Zhao Gao and Hu Hai had desperately tried to build up the Qin Dynasty...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)