Chapter 316 Network

Xianyang.

During the Qinian Palace Incident, the once rapidly rising Marquis Changxin was executed. His followers were killed and many of his disciples were implicated and sent to the middle of Sichuan.

The once-prominent Queen Mother of Qin was imprisoned by the Qin clan because of a scandal.

After the crown ceremony, the young King of Qin successfully took charge of the power of Qin. However, the Qin State is still turbulent within the country. Prime Minister Lu Buwei is no longer the powerful Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty. In fact, part of his power was taken away by Lord Changping who had done great work in suppressing the rebellion. After stepping down from the throne of power, Lu Buwei still has huge power and influence within the Qin State.

Xianyang courtyard.

"Many disciples of the family are waiting outside, wanting to see the Lord!"

Zhao Shuang hit him hard and waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat. Beside him, the chef came over with a bowl of cooked fish.

"Your Majesty, this is the fresh fish caught from the Wei River today. I cooked it now. You can try it."

Zhao Shuang nodded, but his mind was not on the food, so he gave an order.

"Send a message to summon the Mo Xia leaders near Guanzhong."

Chef Ding's expression changed. He looked around subconsciously and felt relieved when he saw that there was no one around him.

"Yes! But, where is the meeting place?"

"Zi Lan Xuan!"

The cook Ding chuckled and touched his head.

"Your Majesty, don't you know yet?"

Zhao Shuang was about to move his chopsticks when he heard Chef Ding's words and raised his head.

"what do you know?"

"There was chaos in Xianyang a few days ago. Zilanxuan was attacked by gangsters and burned down."

"Burn?"

Zhao Shuang didn't feel much in his heart. After receiving the news before, Zi Nu had temporarily withdrawn from Xianyang with his people after repelling the assassins. The loss of personnel was not big, but Zi Nu didn't mention what happened to Zi Lan Xuan.

"So, it's Chenhu Bamboo Garden outside Xianyang."

Guanzhong has a humid climate, many lakes, and many bamboos growing there. These bamboos are building materials and necessary for making arrows.

In Qin's foreign wars, a lot of arrows were consumed. In order to replenish armaments, nobles who had committed crimes were allowed to exchange bamboo tokens. In many places, when Qin's currency was impassable, these bamboos were also used as hard currency. A single transaction often amounts to tens of thousands of bamboos.

"promise!"

In the afternoon, several of Zhao Shuang's family members gathered in the courtyard. Among them, the short-haired girl Bai Lu, who was carrying a long knife, was very conspicuous.

"See my lord!"

"The ceremony has sent news that the first army of a thousand people, leading 20,000 tribesmen, has set off for Nanzheng."

There is a lot of undeveloped wasteland in Nanzheng, which can accommodate far more than 200,000 people. However, wasteland is wasteland after all, and it takes time to cultivate it. The initial investment to gain a foothold is also quite huge.

"The imperial court has delivered to me the pictures, texts, household registers and corresponding books of Nanzheng. Today, you will take these things to Yingting, enter the land of Bashu via Ziwu Road, and meet with the 20,000 tribesmen. "

"promise!"

Bai Lu accepted the promise, but was a little confused.

"We are all gone now, what about the defense around the Lord?"

"It doesn't matter, I can't stay here long."

After Zilanxuan and the others withdrew from Xianyang, they hid in a remote farm outside Xianyang.

Yingying Yanyan is wearing the clothes of an ordinary peasant woman instead of a gauze skirt, but it has a unique charm.

When Zhao Shuang saw Zi Nu, she was sitting alone by the window sill, feeling a little melancholy.

"Isn't it just that Zilanxuan was burned down? Just build another one."

Zhao Shuang's appearance not only did not make Zi Nu happy, but instead, the melancholy on her face disappeared and she became angry.

Zhao Shuang looked a little strange and couldn't help asking.

"What's wrong?"

"You're still asking me what's wrong? If it weren't for the Yan Lingji you sent, would my Zilanxuan be burned so easily?"

"..."

Zhao Shuang finally understood why Zi Nu didn’t tell him about the destruction of Zi Lan Xuan. Zhao Shuang knew Yan Lingji's methods. It seemed that the Purple Orchid Pavilion had been burned down to nothing.

“If the old doesn’t go, the new won’t come!”

Zhao Shuang laughed, but Zi Nu looked at her with increasing resentment.

At this moment, Yan Lingji appeared at the door, leaning on the door frame with a smile on her face.

"That's right! Since the Lord has a lot of money, wouldn't it be enough to build another one?"

Yan Lingji's exaggerated words made Zi Nu furious. Seeing that a war was about to come, Zhao Shuang spoke at the right time.

"Many people in Xianyang now know that I am behind Zilanxuan. Reopening it in a short time will only attract people's attention."

Establishing an intelligence network and training female assassins both presuppose secrecy. Now, because of Lao'ai's attack on Zilanxuan during the rebellion, many people know the secret of Zilanxuan.

Building another one on the same site will not be as useful as the previous one.

"After that, just stay with me!"

"no!"

Yan Lingji blurted out, and after she finished speaking, she felt a little embarrassed, because she had not found a reason to object yet. For a moment, she froze there, breathing a little thickly.

"Following you?"

Zi Nu thought for a while and hesitated.

"After this battle, not everyone around me wants to continue living like this. I'm afraid they are unwilling."

Yan Lingji nodded, somewhat agreeing, and echoed the person who was still ridiculing just now.

"I have talked with many sisters from Zilanxuan in the past few days. They complain that although life in Zilanxuan is good, they are tired of it after all."

However, Zhao Shuang gave the answer very simply.

"It's simple, those who are willing to leave, those who are willing to stay."

"However, as a member of Quicksand, I don't want to be buried and become a drag on everyone."

Just as Zi Nu finished speaking, Yan Lingji nodded again and agreed.

"That's right, Sister Zinu is a very enterprising woman, different from other women."

However, Yan Lingji's plan to stop her was quickly solved by Zhao Shuang.

"In the past few years, you have trained a lot of people under you. In the future, Liusha's footprints will not be limited to Qin and South Korea. You can let the sisters under you go to various places first, using singing and dancing workshops as a cover to build cloth There are intelligence networks all over the world. And you are their leader."

With Zilanxuan in Xianyang as the center and radiating to seven countries in the world, establishing a complete intelligence network requires a lot of time, money and manpower.

When Zi Nu heard this, she nodded and agreed.

"So, I will tell my sisters to go and distribute gold and silver to those sisters who want to leave."

When Zi Nu left, she took a special look at Yan Lingji. That slight smile made Yan Lingji very unhappy.

At this moment, Yan Lingji regretted very much why she burned down the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

Yan Lingji gouged out Zhao Shuang and huffed.

"You are so considerate!"

Zhao Shuang spread his hands and smiled.

"Do you only know now?"

Yan Lingji snorted, stamped her feet, turned and left.