When the Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of Huaxia cut off their relations with the Kingdom of Chu, the people of the Kingdom of Chu complained about the King of Chu. The prosperous cities of the Kingdom of Chu were now in a state of depression. The revenue of the Kingdom of Chu was getting smaller and smaller. The Black Market and Rangers could be seen everywhere. The Chu family tried everything to strengthen their rule over the cities. However, the foundation of all this was strength and economy. The Kingdom of Chu was so busy because of the wild beasts that they did not have the strength to deal with the Rangers and the gangs in the cities.
While the Kingdom of Chu was in this state, the Kingdom of Qin was experiencing a food shortage. Last winter, the price of grain in the Kingdom of Qin had increased greatly, especially in the Guanzhong region. Many people had run out of grain after the New Year. Some aristocratic families took the opportunity to take these people in as servants and started to become landlords. The Kingdom of Qin wanted to stop them, but if they took care of these aristocratic families, who would take care of these starving refugees?
The Kingdom of Qin had always claimed that the Kingdom of Huaxia did not care about the suffering of the people and burned thousands of Qin's grain. However, the people did not seem to buy it. After the Kingdom of Qin cut off their trade with the Kingdom of Huaxia, the Kingdom of Qin made agriculture the second most important thing in the country to solve the domestic food problem. The most important thing was, of course, eliminating the wild beasts.
Last winter, six of the Kingdom of Qin's cities were breached. The inner cities and the outer cities of more than 20 cities were breached. The population of the Kingdom of Qin had lost more than 200,000 people, of which more than 40,000 were elite soldiers. In the past few years, the Kingdom of Qin had been training elite soldiers, but the newly trained elite soldiers still could not keep up with the consumption.
After the Kingdom of Qin's soldiers died in battle, the country rewarded them with merits and land. The merits that the families of those who died in battle received allowed them to serve less corvee labor. After receiving land, they could farm with peace of mind. However, this famine made the Kingdom of Qin lose all its advantages. Most of the people did not think too much in order to survive. The aristocratic families of the Kingdom of Qin were growing stronger step by step, and the Kingdom of Qin's ruling power over the Kingdom of Qin was weakening step by step.
The other thing was the State of Lu. As a part of the State of Huaxia, the State of Lu was still growing in the right direction. The people's fear of the State of Qin had disappeared. There were often newspapers from the State of Huaxia here. More and more people gradually understood the situation in the Central Plains and were optimistic about the future of the State of Huaxia.
At the end of May, Hua Kai's fifth Wuxia novel was completed. This novel became a masterpiece as he wished. Hua Kai's Wuxia novels were popular in China these days. Many novelists had begun to write some Wuxia novels based on the world and background described by Hua Kai. These novels were spread to Qin State and Chu State in various forms and were loved by the people in all cities.
Hua Kai had also passed on his ideology and values to more people through his novels. Everyone also compared Hua Kai to Kong Zhisheng. Hua Kai was now on the verge of surpassing Kong Zhisheng and becoming the number one saint in history.
In the past few decades, the School of Novels had become the number one school of thought in the world. Even the Confucian school's influence could not compare to the School of Novels. With more than 20 giants, the School of Novels dominated the School of Novels, and the other schools did not dare to compete with them.
This was especially so with the rise of newspapers. Everyone liked to read interesting news and stories. Ordinary people did not like to read the philosophies of other schools of thought, and because of this, China's cultural value had been rapidly increasing.
Hua Kai and Hua Chengmin chatted for two hours in the [Family's Secret Realm]. Hua Kai tested Hua Chengmin on his recent studies and seriously looked at his new knowledge and thoughts. Hua Chengmin's perspective was that of the lowest class of commoners, and he had a natural hatred for nobles.
"Son, this is not right.
The reason why families have their current strength and privileges is because of their ancestors' hard work.
You're too naive and just want the people to have fair power. This idea is wrong from the start. Absolute fairness is the greatest injustice.
It's meaningless to give elixirs to the poor without willpower. However, Foundation Establishment cultivators use elixirs to increase their strength, and only then can they protect our country.
If we take back all the privileges of the families, then all the families in the world will not have the heart to make progress and will only want to enjoy themselves. This country will also be rotten!
You have to consider things from all sides. Moreover, this world has a bright side and a dark side. Father, I only need all the families to walk the path of light, then this country will naturally slowly improve, "Hua Kai taught Hua Chengmin.
"Father, I know all of this.
I've seen many things in this year and experienced many things that I could not experience in the palace. However, many of the dark things in the grasslands are especially obvious. The law of the jungle is vividly displayed.
Grandfather wants me to understand more about the Yuezhi Kingdom. In the future, when China unifies the world, the Yuezhi Kingdom, the Xiongnu Kingdom, and even the Linhu Kingdom will become a part of China.
Grandfather is doing this for the sake of the Xiongnu Kingdom and the Linhu Kingdom. Now that China has the potential to become a dynasty, it is inevitable to fight with Qin and Chu. China's influence in the grasslands also determines the strength of the three kingdoms in the Central Plains, "Hua Chengmin said.
"Did your grandfather tell you all of this?" Hua Kai asked.
"No, this is my own idea. I plan to stay in the Yuezhi Kingdom for a few more years and establish friendly relations with the Qiang Kingdom, Da Wan, and Wu Sun Kingdom. This will also make up for the loss of diplomatic relations between China and Qin and Chu," Hua Chengmin said.
"I am very pleased that you have such an understanding. Although you are not yet seven years old, you are born to be a ruler. In the future, you will become an emperor.
If you have anything you want to do, do it. Staying in the grasslands and learning more about the grasslands is also good for you, "Hua Kai said to Hua Chengmin.
It was very important for Hua Chengmin to stay in the Yuezhi Kingdom. China's influence in the grasslands would be stabilized.
As long as the relationship between China and the grassland countries continued to strengthen, China's development momentum would still be there. It would have the strength to fight against Qin and Chu.
Hua Kai also had an important concern, which was the unification of the farming civilization and the nomadic civilization.
In Hua Kai's memory, the biggest threat after unification came from the grasslands. It was much more difficult to unify the grasslands than the Central Plains. Hua Kai did not want him to spend a few decades to unify the grasslands after unifying the Central Plains. One must know that the northern part of the grasslands was very cold. It was not enough to conquer a country like Wu Sun Kingdom with just powerful combat strength.
After Hua Chengmin finished speaking, he left the [Family Secret Realm]. Hua Kai went to the [Meeting Hall] and saw his Fifth Uncle, Hua Zichen, waiting for him.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the Lu Kingdom. Qin Zheng went to Qufu City in the Lu Kingdom but failed to find the King of Lu. He is heading north!" Hua Zichen said to Hua Kai.
"Qin Zheng is going to the Lu Kingdom at this time?
Is he going to deal with the Hua Kingdom?
Tell all the core members of the Hua Kingdom to be careful and not show up. Send all the important people to Hua City.
Inform the intelligence personnel of the Yan Kingdom to send this news to the Yan Kingdom's palace. Qin Zheng is most likely planning to remove the wings of the Hua Kingdom. Also, tell Ujimqin and Tie Fa not to show up. Qin Zheng is most likely going to attack them to weaken the strength of the Hua Kingdom. "
After Hua Kai finished speaking, the core members of the Hua family quickly spread the news. Many of the core members of the Hua family changed their residence and secretly sent their important family members to Hua City. If they had time, they would try to stay in the [Family Secret Realm].
After two days, Hua Kai was playing with his children in the palace. Now, the oldest of his children was four or five years old. It was the most important age for them to study. Hua Kai also cherished the time he spent with his children.
Suddenly, a huge shadow of a blade appeared in the direction of Ji City in the east. All kinds of powerful willpower swept across the Yan Kingdom. Hua Kai put down his children and used his spiritual power to contact the [Luma] while flying to the east.
The huge shadow of a blade just now was Qin Zheng's Great Xia Dragonfinch. Qin Zheng had indeed gone to Ji City in the Yan Kingdom to attack the King of Yan.
The King of Yan had already advanced to the late-stage of the Golden Core Realm. Even if he was not Qin Zheng's match, he should be able to hold on for a while. If the King of Yan was smart, it would be best for him to escape in his own direction and not protect Ji City to fight with Qin Zheng. Otherwise, he might not be able to hold on until Hua Kai came to his rescue.
After flying out of Hua City, the Luma had already caught up with him. On the horse's back, Wukong was playing with his [Primordial Dark Gold Staff] when he saw Hua Kai calling out to him.
Hua Kai knew Qin Zheng's strength very well. Previously, he was not Qin Zheng's match even when he used his [Body of Gods and Devils]. If Hua Kai were to fight with Qin Zheng head-on, he did not have the confidence to win. He helped him this time because he was worried about Hua Kai.
Zhao Dan also caught up from behind. When Hua Kai saw him, he sent a message to him.
He sent a message to him to stay in Hua City. If Qin Zheng came, he should hide in the [Family's Secret Realm] immediately. He should not fight with Qin Zheng recklessly.
It was more than eight hundred miles from Hua City to Ji City. When Hua Kai flew over Mount Yan, it started to rain heavily. The spiritual energy in the heavy rain was abundant. He knew that he was too late!
When he flew to the sky above Ji City, Hua Kai saw that more than half of the Yan Kingdom's palace had been reduced to flat ground. The entire palace was silent. Everyone fled outside the palace and looked at the place in fear. Collapsed palaces and corpses were everywhere in the palace. Hua Kai saw a few big pits not far away, which were caused by the self-explosion.
Hua Kai used his spiritual power to scan the entire Yan Kingdom's palace. Qin Zheng sensed Hua Kai's arrival. He flew out from a hall and came to Hua Kai.
"Why did you kill the King of Yan?" Hua Kai looked at Qin Zheng and asked.
"Everything in the world belongs to me. Anyone who resists must die!" Qin Zheng's white hair draped over his shoulders. He looked at Hua Kai with murderous intent in his eyes.
"The world is facing the crisis of the wild beasts. All of this was caused by the Qin Kingdom. Now that the King of Yan is dead, the strength of the human race is getting weaker. Do you think that unifying the world is more important than the entire human race?"
At this moment, some of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators of the Yan Kingdom also flew out from the hall. If Hua Kai had not arrived in time, the Yan Kingdom would have surrendered to the Qin Kingdom like Qi and become the enemy of Hua Xia.
Everyone could feel that Hua Kai's murderous intent was getting stronger. Hua Kai had a kind heart for everyone in the world. He was originally thinking of giving Qin Zheng immortal pills after Hua Xia unified the world so that the human race could retain some strength.