Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 283 Xu Lin teaches Li Ji to play the sheng (a type of Chinese mouth organ).

Seven days later.

Han Yu arrived in Shouchun, the capital of Chu.

After learning of this, Li Yuan allowed Han Yu to enter the Chu King's Palace.

Upon meeting Li Yuan, Han Yu bowed respectfully and then took out Zhao Wang Yan's letter.

Li Yuan then gave the eunuch a wink, signaling him to deliver the letter to his sister, Li Huan, who was now the Empress Dowager of Chu.

King Han of Chu was still young, so the Chu state was temporarily ruled by Queen Dowager Li Huan and the emperor's brother-in-law Li Yuan.

Empress Dowager Li Huan, dressed in luxurious attire, sat regally to the right and behind King Chu Han.

After receiving the letter, Li Huan glanced at Li Yuan, then narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked at the contents of the letter.

Although she is not good at planning, she is very beautiful. Both her figure and temperament are exceptional.

"A coalition to attack Qin?"

"What is the Prime Minister's opinion on this?"

After reading the letter, Li Huan frowned slightly and looked at Li Garden again.

This is a serious matter, and we need to let her brother, Li Yuan, make the decision.

After speaking, Li Huan had a eunuch deliver the letter to Li Yuan.

After reading the letter, Li Yuan rubbed his fingers and fell into deep thought.

After a moment's thought, he told Han Yu to go to the inn to rest first, as they needed to discuss this matter for a few days.

Han Yu nodded and left the Chu King's Palace.

Judging from the performance of Li Huan and Li Yuan, King Han of Chu has secured his throne.

As long as Chu has no internal troubles, Li Yuan will most likely agree to form an alliance to attack Qin!

After Han Yu left, Li Yuan had someone bring General Xiang Yan over.

Seeing this, Li Huan rubbed her forehead, indicating that she was a little tired.

Then he returned to his palace.

She had no interest in fighting.

Xiang Yan was a staunch advocate of war. Upon seeing the letter, he immediately expressed his willingness to lead troops into battle and avenge the previous humiliation!
What does Your Majesty think?

Li Yuan looked at King Chu Han and asked, feigning respect.

"I'll listen to you, Uncle."

King Chu replied without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan smiled and drafted an edict for King Han of Chu, allocating 200,000 troops to Xiang Yan.

Even if the combined forces of Chu, Zhao, and Wei cannot destroy the tyrannical Qin, they must at least reclaim all the cities they lost!

After Xiang Yan left, Li Yuan wrote a letter to King Wei Zeng.

Although the entire Wei state only had about 200,000 soldiers, as the saying goes, many hands make light work!
……

Five days later.

Daliang, the capital of Wei.

King Zeng of Wei received a letter from Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was not only the brother-in-law of the King of Chu, but also the Prime Minister of Chu. In addition, his sister was the Queen Dowager, so it can be said that Li Yuan was now the de facto king of Chu.

After reading the letter, King Zeng of Wei summoned several important ministers.

Before long, General Zhu Hai, Crown Prince Wei Jia, and others arrived before King Zeng of Wei.

"Both the states of Zhao and Chu want to join forces with our great Wei to attack Qin."

"The King of Zhao sent envoys to Wei, and Li Yuan, the Prime Minister of Chu, personally wrote a letter to me,"

"Let's discuss whether or not to form an alliance."

King Zeng of Wei spoke after everyone had arrived.

As soon as he finished speaking, he habitually put his hands into his wide sleeves.

Although he is not very old, he has become increasingly sensitive to the cold in recent years.

After speaking, King Wei Zeng had a eunuch deliver the letter to Zhu Hai, the crown prince, and others.

"Your Majesty!"

"This humble general believes we can form an alliance to attack Qin!"

After reading the letter, Zhu Hai immediately stepped forward.

"Why?"

King Wei frowned.

Although his clothes were priceless, he didn't look dignified because of his poor posture.

Crown Prince Wei Jia had mentioned this to him, but King Zeng of Wei felt that it made him seem approachable and was not a bad thing!
"There are three reasons."

"First, several months ago, our Great Wei joined forces with the tyrannical Qin to attack Chu. After the victory, the tyrannical Qin did not give us a single city, but only tens of thousands of bushels of grain."

"This is an insult to our Great Wei!"

"Secondly, the saying goes, 'If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' Han has become Yingchuan County of Qin. Our Great Wei borders the tyrannical Qin. The next target of the tyrannical Qin will most likely be our Great Wei."

"Strike first and gain the upper hand!" "Third, the Qin Dynasty is currently suffering from a locust plague, and the people are filled with fear. At this time, if our Great Wei joins forces with the Zhao and Chu states, even if we cannot destroy the Qin Dynasty, it should not be difficult to reclaim the Hexi region and other places!"

"Don't miss this opportunity!"

Zhu Hai spoke with great passion and fervor.

Although he is not well-known, his words are inspiring!

Upon hearing this, King Zeng of Wei nodded slightly and placed his hand on his beard.

He felt that Zhu Hai's words made sense.

"What does the Crown Prince think?"

After a moment of contemplation, King Zeng of Wei looked at Wei Jia.

"Your subject seconds this!"

"If we don't act now, the tyrannical Qin will surely attack our Great Wei in a few months!"

"Your Highness, Wei Jia, said in a deep voice."

After this statement was made, many people stood up to express their agreement.

Upon seeing this, King Zeng of Wei nodded vigorously.

Then he sat up straight and allocated 100,000 troops to Zhu Hai.

……

at the same time.

The Qin state, Hexi Commandery.

Meng Tian, ​​Zhang Han, and others were still trying to solve the locust plague using the methods described in Xu Lin's book.

The book says that locust eggs are mostly laid in low-lying, overgrown wastelands or on the edge of farmland. After hatching, the larvae feed on weeds first and then migrate into farmland.

Therefore, Meng Tian's task was to lead people to cultivate the land deeply, destroy insect eggs, clear weeds, and cut off the larvae's food supply.

The book also says that locusts can be driven away and killed by smoke, and that they can be caught by fire at night, and that natural enemies can be used to deal with locusts.

Therefore, Zhang Han's task was to lead people to take advantage of locusts' aversion to smoke and smell by burning damp firewood and mugwort around the farmland to produce thick smoke and drive the locusts away from the farmland.

After nightfall, torches and oil lamps are lit near the farmland to attract locusts. Then, people are organized to catch them with nets. After catching them, they can be burned, buried, fried, or boiled and eaten.

In order to resolve the locust plague as soon as possible, the governor of Hexi County ordered that no one be allowed to capture birds around farmland, such as sparrows, magpies, frogs, snakes and other natural enemies of locusts.

They also allowed farmers to release poultry into the fields to eat locusts, thus forming a biological control method.

Upon learning of this, Nian Duan volunteered to go to Hexi with the young girl, Duanmu Rong.

Yan Lingji, Yingge, and others also volunteered to go to Hexi to help.

With the help of Xu Lin's "Book on Locust Control" and Nian Duan and others, the locust plague in Hexi was basically brought under control in less than a month.

……

Xianyang, the Imperial Preceptor's Residence.

Xu Lin was currently in his study, resting his head on Jing Ni's jade legs, listening to Li Wu play the flute and watching Li Ji dance with her sword, feeling quite content.

A few hours ago, Yingge wrote to him saying that the locust plague in Hexi had been basically brought under control.

Xu Lin was not surprised by this.

He hasn't had much to do lately. Besides teaching Honglian and Nongyu sword techniques, he plays chess with Jingni, Liji, and spars with Liwu, Madam Hu, Mingzhu, and others.

"Is it time to serve you tonight?"

After a cup of tea, Xu Lin turned over and looked at Li Ji, whose figure had become increasingly tall and slender, and asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Wu, dressed in a black bodycon dress, smiled and pointed at Li Ji.

The mature and elegant Jing Ni also looked up at Li Ji.

"In that case, you may stay."

Xu Lin spoke up.

After speaking, he sat up, leaning on the soft couch.

Jingni and Liwu left the study one after the other.

Just as Xu Lin was about to teach the beautiful but cold-eyed Li Ji to play the sheng, Li Wu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"gentlemen."

"Eunuch Zhao requests an audience!"

Li Wu knocked lightly on the wooden door.

She didn't want to interrupt Xu Lin, but Zhao Gao had come on the king's orders!

Xu Lin was taken aback upon hearing this, then released Li Ji's slender waist and let Li Wu bring Zhao Gao in.

"Master Imperial Master."

"problem occurs!"

Zhao Gao got straight to the point.

"What happened?"

Xu Lin frowned.

(End of this chapter)