The opening of Xia City's Confucian Press was like a stone that had been thrown into the academic world, causing many schools of thought to move.
After the Qin Dynasty's suppression of the Hundred Schools of Thought, many schools of thought no longer dared to speak out. The various schools of thought could only secretly communicate with each other. The various countries of the Central Plains did not want these scholars to continue causing trouble, and the kings did their best to reduce their reliance on the Hundred Schools of Thought. Royalty was the most basic system in everyone's minds. If the Hundred Schools of Thought ruled the country, no country would be able to truly become powerful.
After the Confucian Press was opened, the School of Thought followed suit. Soon, more than ten newspapers appeared in Xia City, and each of them had the backing of the Hundred Schools of Thought. Every day, the Hundred Schools of Thought would be filled with discussions. However, the Hundred Schools of Thought did not dare to speak out against China's system. Everyone was testing the government's bottom line.
Hua Kai did not pay any attention to these discussions. The more they debated, the clearer it became. No matter how active the Hundred Schools of Thought were, it was impossible for them to have absolute authority in China. These different schools of thought were constantly raising problems with China's system. The only thing they could do was to speed up the construction of the three levels of the Ministry of Public Affairs and allow China's system to be perfected faster.
China's various armies once again began their busiest period of the year. They cleared out all the desolate beasts in the country in order to welcome another year of flourishing commerce in China.
Hua Kai and Chinese Ink continued to enter the Dongling Mountain Range and modify the mountain ridges, slowly turning them into plains. There were only tens of thousands of pioneers near the Dongling Mountain Range. This was a new profession in China in recent years.
Hua Kai used a large fire to burn down the newly modified forest. Occasionally, there would be some special spirit wood and spirit herbs left on the ground, but most of them were all kinds of strange stones. These pioneers followed behind the fire. As long as they found one strange stone a year, they would be rich. There were many places in the Dongling Mountain Range that had not been explored, and there were many strange stones. Some people with unique foresight had found more than ten strange stones a year. This made all of China's citizens want to try their luck.
In one day, Chinese Ink had collected tens of thousands of acres of mountainous terrain. The entire Mountain River Map now covered the entire southwestern region of Huaxia, occupying more than half of the total area of Huaxia. If one day the Mountain River Map could cover the entire Central Plains, then the entire Eastern Divine Land would become the territory of the Human Tribe. Hua Kai did not know how much land the Mountain River Map could contain.
Chinese Ink's spiritual power had been exhausted and he had returned to Xia City to rest. Now, Hua Kai's spiritual power recovery elixirs had been used up and there were not many left. He could only rely on Chinese Ink to recover himself. He picked up the Mountain River Diagram and began his work of transforming the terrain. At the same time, he burned all the transformed forests.
On the 1st of May, Hua Kai returned from the Eastern Mountain Range and planned to rest for two days. Chinese Ink took the Mountain River Map and went to record the terrain again.
A divine steed came from the north and landed in the palace of Xia City. Everyone knew that the Heavenly Dragon Colt had arrived. The Hua family had been working hard to cultivate high-quality horses for so many years. The number of divine steeds had exceeded 300, and there were 23 Level 6 divine steeds. However, other than the Heavenly Dragon Colt, there were no other divine steeds.
Hua Kai also felt the arrival of his Fifth Uncle. When he saw that his Fifth Uncle had landed in front of his study without informing the palace guards, he knew that something big must have happened.
Hua Zichen saw Hua Kai and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, the intelligence agents of Lu have sent news. Qin has attacked Song with 200,000 elite soldiers. Song's Shangqiu City was conquered in seven days. King Song has ordered the whole country to submit to Qin. After Qin captured 60,000 surrendered soldiers from Song, they have already attacked Chen, Cai, and other places. I believe that they will soon reach the border of Lu!"
Hua Kai could not help but think. Qin did not care that Hanzhong County was still in the hands of Chu. They were determined to take over the Central Plains. This was a declaration of their hegemony to the Central Plains.
The countries in the Central Plains had just recovered a little in the past few years. Qin Zheng could not wait to start his unification. He had let go of Chu because he did not treat Chu as his opponent. From this, Hua Kai could feel that Qin Zheng had already treated Hua Xia as his biggest opponent.
Hua Xia had a great influence in the Central Plains. Many aristocratic families in Zheng, which had been conquered by Qin, had trade relations with Hua Xia. Everyone compared Qin's laws with Hua Xia. This made the people's desire to resist Qin even more. That was why Qin had to unify as soon as possible.
But in this way, the State of Qin would soon be bordering the State of Lu and the State of Qi. At that time, the true decisive battle would arrive. The State of Qin would have to face the siege of many powerful countries. Did Qin Zheng have the confidence to face the siege of so many powerful countries?
"Qin likes to fight. The people in the world have hated it for a long time!
Song, Cai, Cao, Chen, and other countries are no match for Qin. Now, we can only wait and see if Lu can stop Qin.
Lu is weak. The aristocratic families in Qi will definitely surrender to Qin. Only Qin, Chu, Yan, and Hua Xia are left in the world.
King Yan has disappeared for four years. Only Chu and Hua Xia are left in the world. Therefore, Lu cannot be lost! "Hua Kai said with a frown.
Hua Zichen frowned and said, "King Lu failed to break through to the Golden Core Realm in the past few years. Qin Zheng has killed hundreds of demonic beasts. The karma in his body must have been removed. If Qin Zheng attacks, Lu will not stand a chance."
"Azure Dragon Legion, get ready!
If King Lu asks for help, bring the Azure Dragon Legion to Lu.
The Azure Dragon Legion is the best to deal with Qin's elite soldiers and Blood Dragon Guards. Fifth Uncle, you must be careful. Don't show up unless it's necessary. Hide in the Family Secret Realm. Golden Core Realm cultivators are not very useful in a legion battle. "Hua Kai said.
Hua Zichen nodded. King Lu was Hua Zichen's father-in-law. This time, the Hua family sent Hua Zichen.
Hua Xia was not willing to fight with any other country. They had never taken the initiative to send troops to any country. Hua Kai directly sent Hua Xia's strongest legion because he wanted Qin to make some changes. If they only used force to conquer, it would hurt the entire human race. Qin would only get a piece of land. A country was not just land.
The Azure Dragon Legion quickly got ready. Before Lu's request for help could be heard, they had already started to gather outside Xia City.
This time, Hua Xia only brought 10,000 official members to support Lu. Two 10,000-strong reserve teams were left in the country. These 10,000 members of the Azure Dragon Legion could be said to be Hua Xia's strongest combat force.
They were all at the Qi Realm and above. Any Connate Realm cultivator would be crushed by the Azure Dragon Legion. Even if they met a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, they would be able to deal with him.
The 10,000 soldiers were all riding BMW. Half of the 1,000 men in the First Battalion were at the Connate Realm. The Second and Third Battalions were all wearing heavy armor. They were used to attack and charge.
Hua Zichen knew that the Azure Dragon Legion going abroad to fight was very important. He was also very careful. He discussed with the various battalion leaders how to deal with the situation, including the management of the Azure Dragon Legion if he was killed by Qin Zheng. On the 9th of May, King Lu indeed sent an envoy to Xia City.
Lu's strength had increased rapidly in the past few years. The 50,000 elites he trained were all at the Natal Opening Realm. They were not inferior to Qin's elite soldiers.
Moreover, the number of Connate Realm cultivators in Lu had increased rapidly. Many of Lu's aristocratic families had already decided to fight to the death with Qin. This was mainly because of King Lu's propaganda in the country.
Hua Zichen led the troops and set out. They left Xia City and headed south. Along the way, when the caravans and cities saw such a majestic cavalry, they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows. The visual impact of 10,000 BMW horses together was not something ordinary people could imagine.
The Azure Dragon Legion had already arrived at Fort Wah Ka in Guang County in the afternoon. Hua Zijie led thousands of Household Servants to arrange accommodations for them outside the Fort Wah Ka. He also arranged a sumptuous dinner for all the soldiers. The soldiers were full and the horses were also replenished. The next morning, the Azure Dragon Legion continued their journey south. In the afternoon, they had already arrived at Tang Fu City at the border of Lu. Young Master Lu was personally waiting for them outside the city.
"Greetings, Young Master!" Hua Zichen saw Young Master Lu and bowed.
"Brother-in-law, why are you being so courteous with me?
Father told me to wait for you at Tang Fu City. I didn't expect you to come here from Hua Xia as soon as I arrived today. The journey is more than 3000 miles. You only need two days to arrive with the Azure Dragon Legion. However, no one can compare with the speed of the Azure Dragon Legion! "Young Master Lu looked at the mighty Azure Dragon Legion behind Hua Zichen and couldn't help but feel envious.
Lu had spent many years and resources to build up a cavalry of 50,000. However, compared to the Azure Dragon Legion, the difference was like heaven and earth. A cavalry wasn't just about having a strong cavalry and good horsemanship.
The subtle movements of the Azure Dragon Legion, as well as the spirit of every member of the legion, were something that no one could compare to.
"The King of Hua Xia received the news of King Lu's request for help and immediately asked me to bring the Azure Dragon Legion to reinforce him. Where is the Qin army now?
Has Lu started a war with them? "Hua Zichen asked about the war first.
"According to the information sent this morning, the entire Song Country has been taken over by the Qin army. The capital of Chen Country only lasted for two days before it was breached. The people of Cai Country, Cao Country, and other countries have begun to flee to the east. Refugees are everywhere in Lu Country. The Bank of Hua Xia has organized carriages to send these refugees to Hua Xia. The Qin army should be arriving at Jiafu City soon."
Jiafu City was a border city between the State of Lu and the State of Song. The State of Lu had built many fortifications here. As the third largest city in the State of Lu, Yun City was only 50 miles away from Jiafu City. More than 300,000 soldiers of the State of Lu were all stationed here.
"Everything is fine. King Lu has been reinforcing Yun City's defenses since ten years ago. It won't be easy for Qin Country to take over Yun City. This time, with the arrival of the Azure Dragon Legion, Qin Country's elites will be restrained. If we want to break through Lu Country, we will teach Qin Country a lesson of blood." Hua Zichen stood in front of the Azure Dragon Legion and said confidently.
The entire Azure Dragon Legion was filled with confidence when they heard this. They believed that they were the number one cavalry regiment in the world. It was time for them to become famous.