The Qin Dynasty perished after only two generations? My Great Qin also needs an Emperor Taizong!

For Jia Le and the others, although they now hold noble titles, they have never actually eaten anything good in their lives, having fought in the north and south. If they were to have titles, they would occasionally have millet rice with meat, but when they actually went to war with weapons, they had eaten not only grass roots and tree bark, but also wheat bran mixed with sand.

Moreover, this little thing in their mouths was food meant for royal princes, yet it was being given to these roughnecks.

How can this not be considered a blessing?

Jia Le turned around and heard the whispers around him (Come on, there's not much, brothers, each of you have one to try. Good horse, I got you one too), and the quiet praise from some of his men (Hey, it's sweet). A ripple of emotion stirred in Jia Le's heart.

This young master seems quite nice...

"General." Jia Le snapped out of his daze and heard a voice drifting towards him, "You can first take a stroll around the manor halfway up the mountain and choose a place to stay. If you feel uncomfortable..."

"Young Master." Before Young Master Mu could finish speaking, Jia Le cupped his hands in greeting to Ying Mu, his tone softening slightly without him even realizing it. "Actually, we military men are used to sleeping under the open sky and on the ground. Having a place to shelter from the wind and rain is already a blessing, so how could we possibly feel wronged?"

"That won't do. It's best to find a place you're comfortable in." Ying Mu paused, then looked at Jia Le, "I still don't know your name?"

"This humble general is Jia Le, courtesy name Bocheng."

"Good name!" Ying Mu said casually from across the courtyard. "If you don't like living in civilian houses, the military camp will be at the foot of the mountain."

"Yes."

Jia Le agreed, then glanced at his brothers behind him. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked the same question again: "May I ask when you require us to go to the military camp, young master?"

"If the general can't stay idle, he can go in three days," Ying Mu replied casually.

"As you command, young master," Jia Le replied. He watched as Ying Mu wielded two ten-pound stone weights with practiced ease, momentarily stunned, before praising, "Young master is young and incredibly brave. We were merely born a few years earlier, which allowed us to earn our titles on the battlefield. It is our honor to be able to assist you!"

Ying Mu laughed loudly: "They are all good generals, so I am at ease."

After laughing for a while, the young master suddenly became serious. "You all arrived in such a hurry that I haven't had a chance to introduce you yet. There are five of us in this manor, including myself. My maid Yinman is the young princess of Qin; Chun and Xue are palace maids, we can't do without them; and that eunuch, Han Shan, is the manager of the courtyard."

Jia Le nodded and gave a soft "hmm" to indicate that he understood.

"Oh, by the way, did you all bring any food or supplies with you on your way here?" Ying Mu asked. "If you haven't prepared everything, just leave some in the storeroom as a temporary measure."

"Young master, do not worry. There are many wild beasts and birds in the mountains; we have our own methods."

Upon hearing this, the young master's brows furrowed slightly.

Just as Jia Le thought that hunting was prohibited on this mountain, he heard the young master whistle, and a black bird flew down from the banyan tree in the courtyard and landed gracefully on the armrest of the table.

"Young master, this..."

Outside the door, the crowd observed with curiosity: they had traveled all over the country and had seen the Black Bird before, but this one was much larger than the ones they had seen before.

Ying Mu stroked the magnificent black feathers of the large black bird and chuckled, "This is my pet Xuan Bird, which has been with me since I was a cub, for five years now. As long as you don't break the Qin laws, you may hunt freely in the forest. But there is only one thing: do not kill this bird by mistake."

"Yes, sir." The crowd responded without question, bowing in unison.

Jia Le waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to examine the document carefully one by one.

……

After Jia Le and his men received the official seals and exchanged a few polite words, they reluctantly moved a few bags of millet from the storeroom in the young master's courtyard and headed to the manor halfway up the mountain.

"Brother, why do you seem so uneasy? Is there some other problem?" Deputy garrison commander Fei Ge rode up to Jia Le's side and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know, but this young master is a wonderful person. If we follow him, we'll be able to live in peace from now on." Jia Le held the reins with one hand. In the distance, the village on the mountainside could be seen gradually becoming clearer in the distance. They had scouted the village before they came. There were only about 160 households in the village, of which about 100 people were women and children. There were few people in the spacious passageway, but the few smoke rising from the fire made Jia Le, who had fought on the battlefield for half his life, feel relieved.

"If we can truly find peace, we'll take a break after we come back this time." Fei Ge had a very good attitude. After a lifetime of fighting and killing, who wouldn't want to live a peaceful life?

"That is exactly what I meant."

"Oh...it seems Big Brother is thinking about women." Fei Ge said with a teasing expression.

"Go away, you're really bored." Jia Le said irritably, making a shooing motion.

Fei Ge didn't care at all, and simply sighed, "Brother, most of us are over thirty years old, and now we have titles, which makes us extraordinary. Since we've been resting for these few months, we should consider leaving an heir."

"Well, let's talk about that later." Jia Le sighed. Most of him and his brothers were unmarried and used to living a nomadic life. Even when they received their salaries, they would go to the pleasure quarters in the city for a few days to enjoy themselves. Given the current situation, it was hard not to say that the King of Qin was being considerate. It seemed that he would have to think about it carefully during his rest day.

"Brother, shall I take some brothers to the mountains to hunt some meat?" Just then, a man with a full beard rode up to the two of them.

"Go ahead, you've been traveling for so long, now that you're settled, at least have a decent meal." Fei Ge waved his hand with a light laugh.

Just as the man was about to turn his horse and leave, Jia Le suddenly ordered, "Catch more, and when we get back, give some to the young master and also share some with these farmers."

"know."

The man cupped his hands in greeting and waved behind him. Several men jumped off their horses and disappeared into the forest.

"Big brother, are you really not going to the battlefield this time you're back?" After walking for a while, Fei Ge got a little bored and turned to look at Jia Le.

"If you are sincere, young master, you won't have to go again this time. Anyway, your title has reached its limit, so you might as well enjoy a few years of peace." Jia Le stroked the yellow horse.

Their sideburns... These people are not like those noble sons who risk their lives on the battlefield. In the end, isn't it all for a peaceful life? If they could find a host family that they could get along with, they would have to be out of their minds to refuse.

"That's true." Fei Ge looked thoughtfully at the villagers on the mountainside.

……

Inside the mountaintop manor, Ying Mu had already put down the stone lock and stood at the entrance, gazing at the group of people hidden in the woods. Ying Mu was momentarily dazed.

As Lord Shang said: "Establish laws according to the times and establish rites according to circumstances."

At certain times, laws should be formulated based on the principle of proceeding from reality and adapting to local conditions.

For generations, the Qin kings ruled the country by law. As the only state that opened up avenues for the common people to rise in society, Qin naturally had a set of rules to maximize the use of the people's strength in war: farming was for food, food was for sustenance, sustenance was for fighting, and fighting was for status!

Without a doubt, during the Warring States period, a time of frequent diplomatic conflicts among states, the Qin state, which cultivated such a desire for war, was indeed a formidable war machine.

but now……

The Qin Dynasty is about to unify the world!