Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 16 Killing with Eyes
"Put your hope on me?" Lu Qingshan raised his eyebrows, already understanding it in his mind.
So, this is the “pass condition”?
He fought against the demons in Cangqiongtian, determined to drive the demons out of the human realm. Although this place was not as high as Cangqiongtian, there were also foreign invasions.
Even though he was trapped in the reversal of time and his magic power was sealed, Lu Qingshan was full of fighting spirit at this moment.
"I alone cannot drive out the White Walkers," he said.
"You still have the Dragon Bird." Qin Yitian said.
"The one who holds the dragon bird will be the general who protects the Qin State and will have military power."
"General Pingnan holds the military power of Qin. Even if you have the Dragon Sparrow Sword, it will be extremely difficult to take the military power from him. In this case, I will give you my Dragon and Phoenix Guards."
Qin Yitian thought about it, reached into his arms, took out a golden tiger talisman and handed it to Lu Qingshan, "The Dragon and Phoenix Guards are elite soldiers. Even compared with General Pingnan's Pingnan Army, except for their lack of experience, they are almost the same in other aspects."
"The Dragon and Phoenix Guards are your personal troops. What will you do if you give them to me?" Lu Qingshan looked at the tiger talisman in his hand and frowned.
"You don't have to worry about this. My safety can be guaranteed within Qin City." Qin Yitian said calmly.
"Although I am in power in Qin, the military power has always been in the hands of General Pingnan. I can't help you too much. If it's not enough, I will think of other ways."
Although Qin Yitian downplayed it, how could Lu Qingshan not understand that the princess had given all her personal soldiers to him, which showed how much trust and reliance she had, and what kind of sacrifice was required behind the so-called thinking of other ways.
Without sufficient price, how could a general be forced to give up his military power? Even if it was only part of it...
"Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I can give it to you." Qin Yitian said finally.
"Your Highness, did you really not know me before?" Lu Qingshan asked.
If Qin Yitian was still his sword spirit girl, it would not be surprising for her to do this, but at this time Qin Yitian was clearly Her Royal Highness the Princess of Qin, and she treated him like this, which really made Lu Qingshan unable to understand.
There is no good thing in the world without reason.
"I don't know him," Qin Yitian shook his head and looked at Lu Qingshan with a complicated expression. "I know what you are thinking. I can't answer your question now, but I can say that you will know the answer in the future."
"Also, if you've always called me Yitian before, just keep calling me Yitian now."
Lu Qingshan was silent for a while, and finally said slowly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
He clasped his hands together and bowed, then took the tiger talisman and left with a lot of complicated thoughts in his mind.
Looking at Lu Qingshan's departing back, Qin Yitian's originally ruddy face suddenly turned pale.
She paused for a moment, then suddenly walked out of the Golden Palace and looked up at the sky.
Snowflakes are falling heavily.
It's the end of another year.
This year has not been easy.
On the snowy front, the number of White Walkers is increasing and it is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.
Within the Qin State, even her most staunch supporters began to become estranged from her because of the Dragon Sparrow Sword.
The war that lasted for thirty years caused most of the money in the national treasury to flow to the front lines. In addition, the young and middle-aged people were all fighting on the front lines, and no one was working in the fields. As the saying goes, excessive military spending and war were the root of the problem, and the national treasury had long been unable to make ends meet.
The crisis is expanding silently.
The war on the front line, the internal affairs of Qin, and General Pingnan's request for a sword all require her to concentrate on them.
Qin Yitian stretched out his hand and caught a snowflake.
"Lu Qingshan... although I don't know how capable you are... but since you are... you must be the last hope of Daoyuan Realm..." Qin Yitian murmured, his voice getting lower and lower as time went on.
…
Five days later.
Parade ground.
All the generals gathered together and the Dragon and Phoenix Guards lined up in neat rows.
Qin Yitian stood on a high platform in the center of the venue, with the two great commanders of the Dragon and Phoenix Guards on his left and right.
They seemed to be waiting for something.
Just at this moment, Lu Qingshan arrived on time, stood in front of Qin Yitian and clasped his fists.
Qin Yitian asked: "Why are you here so late?"
Lu Qingshan explained: "I was just reading the sword manual in the storage room, but the timing was just right, so I wasn't delayed."
Qin Yitian nodded and stopped asking.
Ever since that day when she said she could give Lu Qingshan anything, the first request Lu Qingshan made was to enter the storage room.
The so-called shogunate is actually the royal scripture repository.
In addition to various classics, there are also countless martial arts secrets, including a wide range of sword manuals.
Among the nine great states, Qin was the only state without any laws, and it relied on the martial spirit of the entire nation to ensure the strength of its national power.
In terms of military style alone, it is the best among the nine countries.
Therefore, the quantity and quality of sword manuals are also extremely high.
With Lu Qingshan's level of understanding of the way of the sword, these mundane sword manuals were like playing house to him.
He only needs to read it to understand every sword move in the sword manual.
Although these crude sword moves are not of much help to his swordsmanship, they can help Lu Qingshan understand the martial arts of this world.
…
Qin Yitian let him go easily, but was seen by a group of generals and the Dragon and Phoenix Guards.
Everyone had some inexplicable emotions in their hearts.
Their eyes fell on the scabbard on the young man's waist.
Dragon Bird, the sword that guards the country.
Everyone has heard that five days ago, Her Royal Highness the Princess bestowed the Qin State's national sword on a foreigner .
According to the rules of the Qin State, this foreigner was the general who protected the Qin State.
Moreover, they also heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess also handed over the Dragon and Phoenix Guards to this foreigner, and asked him to lead the expedition to the Snow Ridge.
This time it is the ceremony of worshipping the general.
For this purpose, Her Royal Highness the Princess fasted for many days, selected an auspicious day, and built a platform for worshiping the general.
However, this person arrived later than Your Highness and was almost late.
Are you putting on airs?
The generals frowned secretly, and the soldiers of the Dragon and Phoenix Guards felt indignant.
"Okay, let's start now." Qin Yitian said.
There was a eunuch holding an axe.
Qin Yitian took the axe, then held the head of the axe and handed the handle to Lu Qingshan.
"I will give you a command, and from now on, it will be decided by the general who will send it to heaven."
This is authorization, which clearly grants the general the power of life and death.
But to everyone's surprise, the authorization ceremony ended there.
Normally, Qin Yitian should have taken back the axe, held the handle of the axe, and handed the blade to Lu Qingshan, while verbally saying "From now on, anyone who goes down to the abyss will be controlled by the general", warning the commander to respect himself.
Qin Yitian's meaning of simplifying the ceremony of appointing a general was also very simple - to fully trust Lu Qingshan, grant him full authority, and not interfere with the command of the army.
Afterwards, Qin Yitian praised Lu Qingshan's conduct and character in front of everyone.
Lu Qingshan was puzzled after hearing this.
Some of the points that Qin Yitian praised were things he had never heard of himself, let alone knew he had them. He also had no idea how Qin Yitian made them up.
He was thinking secretly when he saw that the surroundings became quiet.
Lu Qingshan came back to his senses.
I noticed that everyone was looking at one place in surprise.
He looked in the direction he was looking.
It turned out that at some point, General Pingnan and several lieutenant generals appeared outside the gate of the parade ground on horseback, with their arms folded across their chests, looking inside the parade ground.
Seeing that he was very calm, he rode in with his lieutenant general, and finally stopped in front of the general's platform and dismounted.
"Is there something wrong with General Pingnan?" Qin Yitian frowned.
"I heard that His Highness will hold a ceremony to appoint generals here today. I was worried, so I came here to take a look," said General Pingnan.
"What is General Pingnan worried about?"
General Pingnan looked at Lu Qingshan and said bluntly: "A foreigner, a swordsman who has never demonstrated his skills, is he going to wield the Qin State's national sword? Is he going to wield the Dragon and Phoenix Guards?"
"I'm afraid that Your Highness will make a mistake in choosing the wrong person and ruin these talented people."
As soon as General Pingnan said this, there was some commotion among the Dragon and Phoenix Guards.
They were the princess' personal soldiers, so they dared not disobey the princess' wishes, but it was impossible for them to say that they had no objection to the princess's inexplicable move.
So even though they knew that General Pingnan was looking for trouble with Her Royal Highness the Princess, as Her Royal Highness the Princess's personal soldiers they should have sided with the Princess, but they subconsciously agreed with what General Pingnan said.
Lu Qingshan looked at Qin Yitian.
Qin Yitian kept silent.
This is an opportunity for Lu Qingshan to establish his authority.
Lu Qingshan coughed lightly, stood on the platform, looked down, and said in a calm and slow voice: "According to the laws of Qin, such a major ceremony of worshipping a general must not be violated at will. Even if you, General Pingnan, are in a high position and have great power, you must not overstep the line."
General Pingnan's expression remained unchanged. "Of course I dare not disrupt the ceremony of paying homage to the general, but isn't it over now?"
The ceremony of swearing in the generals was almost over at this point, and it was just some finishing procedures. It could be said that it was not over yet, but it was also fine to say that it was over.
Since General Pingnan insisted on this, it would be too petty to argue over such a trivial matter. Lu Qingshan acquiesced to his statement and asked, "What do you mean, General?"
"The Dragon and Phoenix Guards are your highness' personal troops. I shouldn't have interfered with their affairs. However, the Dragon and Phoenix Guards are all good men of our Qin State. As a general of Qin State, I can't bear to see them sacrifice their lives in vain under the leadership of a mediocre general..."
After saying that, he waved his hand, and a burly and strong man came out from behind him, clasped his fists towards Lu Qingshan and said, "Lu Qingshan, the Dragon Crossing the River, I am Li Ze, a lieutenant general under General Pingnan. I challenge you today, do you dare..."
Lu Qingshan smiled and glanced at him.
The sturdy man only felt an unspeakable pain in his head, then his eyes went dark, and he fell straight back.
