Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 37: Changes
There are countless villages and towns dotted on both sides of the river.
Led by Lu Qingshan, the Qingshan Army went downstream.
Along the way, he visited every village he encountered and destroyed every town he encountered. He killed countless people with the surname Hu, freed countless slaves, and distributed countless pieces of land to the people.
Under the existence of slavery, the managers of these villages and towns, the Hu family, were all the same, and it was difficult to find a single good person.
The Qingshan army was unstoppable throughout the journey, and countless heads fell to the ground.
The wealth that the Hu family had gained through years of oppression and exploitation of the lower classes was also seized by Lu Qingshan.
Every time they left a village or town, the people would line the streets to see them off, and the military and civilians would get along well with each other.
When the Qingshan Army went downstream, there were only a few thousand people, but by the end of the river, there were more than 20,000 people.
In just half a month, all the villages and towns on both sides of the river fell into Lu Qingshan's hands.
After these continuous battles, the Qingshan Army's spirit and vitality were completely renewed, and a qualitative change occurred.
After taking over these villages and towns, Lu Qingshan did not expand outward any further, but instead focused on digesting the results of the victory.
He ordered people to copy "Qingshan Sword Technique II" and spread it everywhere, creating an atmosphere where everyone could practice martial arts. At the same time, he attached importance to technical talents such as craftsmen and blacksmiths, and developed craftsmanship.
The peerless martial arts such as "Qingshan Sword Technique II" is something that everyone desires. Now that Lu Qingshan is promoting it vigorously, the effect will naturally be even better.
Moreover, as the ruler of the Hu family was beheaded, all the land and property were distributed to the people by Lu Qingshan. The reputation of the Qingshan Army was at its peak. The people highly respected the Qingshan Army and loved Lu Qingshan even more, regarding him as their spiritual leader.
Under such circumstances, the Qingshan Army was changing almost every day and growing at an astonishing speed.
The name of "Qingshan Army" began to truly spread from this time on.
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Hujia City is the largest city in the Hu family's fiefdom.
In a mansion in the city center.
The weather in the north is extremely cold, but here it is steaming hot and you can't feel the cold at all.
Inside the hall.
Soft, fine rugs covered the floor and a fire was roaring in the fireplace.
A middle-aged man sat high up in the seat, dressed luxuriously, his every move exuding the majesty of a superior.
It was the head of the Hu family, Hu Tianma.
"What's the situation now ?" Hu Tianma picked up the teacup, frowned, and took a sip of the tea in the cup.
Her Royal Highness the Princess inexplicably appointed a general to protect the country. Although he found it strange, as one of the three major families in the Qin State, their Hu family had already firmly controlled this fiefdom after dozens of generations of painstaking efforts. Even the royal family could not interfere with them too much, so he did not care about the royal family's affairs at all.
Besides, one more general would mean one more person to fight in Iron City, so that Her Royal Highness the Princess wouldn't ask them to send troops to reinforce Iron City again - he didn't want to get involved in this matter. Fighting with those White Walkers would do no .
These feudal families secretly encroached upon national land internally and stood idly by when faced with foreign invasions. They can be said to be black sheep.
But this is not just the current situation in Qin. Almost every country in the Daoyuan Realm is facing this problem to a greater or lesser extent.
This is the disadvantage of the feudal system.
Let’s not talk about this for now.
Originally, Hu Tianma didn't care about the general who protected the country at all, but who would have thought that the general who protected the country would produce a book called "Qingshan Sword Technique".
He had also read that sword manual, which contained the supreme sword art and was the top martial arts secret book, which amazed him. Now he has a copy on the table in his study and he often reads it.
The more he read, the more he was amazed that this sword technique was truly peerless.
Actually, this is nothing, isn't it just a top martial arts secret book?
The problem is that this general who protects the country actually printed this unique skill into a booklet and spread it widely.
This was unacceptable to him.
If everyone in the world had the ability to easily learn peerless martial arts, how long could the Hu family's rule last?
In his opinion, Lu Qingshan is a monster more dangerous than the White Walkers and must be eradicated.
Therefore, Hu Tianma immediately joined forces with other noble families and sent assassins to assassinate Lu Qingshan, but he did not expect that the assassins disappeared without a trace after being sent out.
That's it.
If the assassin fails, the worst that can happen is to organize people, make full preparations, and assassinate again.
But what was strange was that after that night, the general who protected the country also disappeared, just like the assassins.
This gave Hu Tianma a bad feeling, and he immediately sent people to look for Lu Qingshan, but found nothing.
Although Lu Qingshan disappeared, "Qingshan Sword Technique II" was not discontinued and spread rapidly with the support of Qin Yitian.
In worry, Hu Tianma finally had no choice but to choose to unite the other two major families and go to Qincheng in person, wanting to put pressure on Qin Yitian and "persuade" her to stop spreading "Qingshan Sword Technique II".
——In fact, he has never figured out why Qin Yitian would facilitate this event that would shake the foundation of his rule?
Isn't this self-destruction?
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The three great families joined forces to exert pressure, which was already a huge undertaking.
However, they did not expect that Qin Yitian showed amazing strength in this regard, and he did not give in even a bit in the face of pressure from their three major families.
Hu Tianma hadn't dealt with Qin Yitian yet, but he didn't expect that another problem would arise and urgent news came from home.
A force calling itself the "Qingshan Army" emerged in the fiefdom. They gathered a group of slaves to rebel. Now they have occupied Anling City as their base and are causing chaos everywhere.
With such a thing happening in his fiefdom, he had no time to care about the "Qingshan Sword Technique". He immediately left Qincheng and rushed back to his fiefdom to resolve the internal problems first.
As for the name "Qingshan Army", Hu Tianma subconsciously thought it was a coincidence.
"The Qingshan Army is nothing more than a group of slaves, how powerful can they be?" Hu Tianma's eldest son Hu Lai said disdainfully, "We caught them off guard at the beginning and let them capture Anling City. They were lucky. After that, they only dared to attack villages and towns. They knew they were wise. It just looked so powerful, but in the end, they were just like sticking an onion in a pig's nose."
"So..." Hu Tianma thought for a moment and agreed with Hu Lai, "Although they are not a threat, but letting them make trouble in the fiefdom is like a thorn in the flesh, which is not pleasant."
"We must nip the threat in the bud. Lai'er, send a message to Hu Xing and ask him to take his men to destroy the Qingshan Army as soon as possible." Hu Tianma ordered.
Hu Xing is the lord of Feiyun City.
"Yes, father." Hu Lai responded, full of confidence, not taking the Qingshan Army seriously.
The Hu family's private army is well-equipped and has been trained for many years. Wouldn't it be an easy task for them to wipe out a group of slave soldiers?
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The next day, Feiyun City received an order from Hujia City.
Hu Xing, the Lord of Feiyun City, did not hesitate either. He quickly counted his troops, left Feiyun City, and headed straight for Qingshan Army.
At the same time when Hu Xing led a large group of people out of the city, Lu Qingshan had already received the news.
"Look, their geographical advantage is gone now." In a small town near Feiyun City, Lu Qingshan smiled and said to Gu Tianyan, "Gather the Qingshan Army."
"Feiyun City is already in our hands, and the Hu family is not far away." He stood up and strode out of the room.
Gu Tianyan stared at Lu Qingshan's receding back, feeling indescribable in her heart.
The feudal system was once the political guarantee for the strength of the Qin State, and also played a role in maintaining slavery.
But as time went on, the various aristocratic families grew up, which led to them not respecting the royal family. The imperial power was dispersed and it became a country within a country, which caused great headaches for the royal family.
Especially after the White Walkers were resurrected, the royal family had to send troops to fight against the White Walkers. When ordering the noble families to send troops to assist, these noble families either refused to send troops or just sent some random soldiers to get the job done, which really became a cancer.
However, with external enemies at hand, even if Qin Yitian was dissatisfied with these aristocratic families, he was temporarily unable to spare any manpower to deal with them.
The Dragon and Phoenix Guards, Qin Yitian's personal soldiers, saw all of this.
Who would have thought that Lu Qingshan suddenly appeared, brought only twenty people out of Qincheng, and now has to solve this problem that has troubled Her Royal Highness the Princess for a long time?
Even though it was a personal experience , whenever Gu Tianyan thought back on what had happened during this period of time, he still felt it was too magical.
Dare to change the sun and the moon and create a new sky.
Gu Tianyan walked out of the room silently, still repeating what Lu Qingshan said in his heart.
Boom!
A thunderous sound woke Gu Tianyan up.
Gu Tianyan raised his head.
At some point, dark clouds rolled over the sky, and electric snakes were moving in the clouds, creating a terrifying weather.
"Things are really going to change," he said.
