Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield

Chapter 803  Chapter 325: Xu Fuʼs Return! Ying Zhengʼs Fury! (Part 3)

”And the commercial tax on the foreign tribes must also be increased.”

”Foreign tribes must not hold troops; their able-bodied men will be used to build express roads for Qin.”

”The corvée term for Qinʼs able-bodied men is two years; for them it will be five.”

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Lv Buwei smiled and directly put forward his idea.

Hearing this.

Ying Zhengʼs eyes lit up.

”This method is not bad.”

”What a fine use of barbarians to control barbarians.”

”In this way, Qin can save the trouble of sending too many people to govern this small country; we only need to dispatch some garrison troops and a few principal officials.” Ying Zheng laughed loudly.

”What the Chancellor says is entirely correct.”

”In dealing with foreign tribes, we naturally cannot bestow the same grace as upon our Huaxia People.”

”Now it is Tu An; in the future there will also be Goguryeo.”

”And later there will be many more foreign tribes; for all of these we can employ barbarians to control barbarians. Qin only needs their manpower and their material resources.”

”Moreover, the Crown Prince once said that in the future Qin will widely unfold Martial Arts cultivation; foreign tribes must not have the chance to cultivate the Martial Path.” Han Fei said at once.

”Mm.”

Ying Zheng nodded. ”Martial Arts is the very foundation of Qinʼs strength and prosperity; how can foreign tribes lay a hand on it?”

Immediately.

Ying Zhengʼs heart and spirit stirred.

”Transmit Our decree.”

”From this day forth, within the Great Qin Territory, any who are not of Qinʼs Huaxia People, any foreign tribe, are forbidden to cultivate Martial Arts Skills; once they cultivate, the National Fortune will give warning and they are to be executed on the spot.”

”From this day forth, within the Great Qin Territory, any whose Qi Fortune has not merged into the National Fortune as subjects, are not permitted to cultivate Qinʼs Martial Arts Skills; once they cultivate, they shall immediately suffer Martial Arts Rebound and die a violent death.”

”Our decree shall be jointly revered throughout Qin!”

As Ying Zhengʼs words fell.

The Holy Decree was drawn up, hanging in the air.

The National Treasure Jade Seal rose, and stamped the Great Seal upon it.

Then the Holy Decree directly merged into the Void, influencing the entire Daqin World.

This was the use of the Power of National Fortune to draw upon the Rule Power of the Human Dao.

Ying Zhengʼs decree was the very manifestation of the Human Dao rules within the Qin Dynasty.

The promulgation of this decree was, naturally, inspired by the previous rule that Spiritual Valley Rice could not survive once it left the Great Qin Territory.

If even Spiritual Valley Rice seeds could be restricted, then this sealing of Cultivation Techniques was naturally also possible.

Foreign tribes are forbidden to cultivate Qinʼs Martial Arts Skills!

What Ying Zheng was guarding against was the possibility of one day being bitten back by foreign tribes.

Those who are not of our race surely harbor different hearts!

As for the Huaxia People whose Qi Fortune has not yet been incorporated into the National Fortune, they are naturally the Remnants of the Six States and their descendants; how could they be allowed to cultivate Martial Arts?

These two decrees, once issued, were equivalent to sealing off the Martial Arts path of the Remnants of the Six States and of the foreign tribes.

Within the Great Qin Empire, they are not allowed to cultivate; if they cultivate, they die violently.

What if they leave the Great Qin Territory?

Perhaps they could cultivate then.

But what has been popularized among the common folk is only the most basic Martial Dao Cultivation Method, with fundamentally no subsequent Realm; as for these, Ying Zheng and Zhao Feng will both treat them with extreme caution; only ministers of proven loyalty can be granted them.

”Your Majesty is sagacious.”

The crowd of ministers shouted in unison.

At this moment!

Ren Xiao strode quickly toward the hall.

”Report!”

”To report to Your Majesty.”

”The former chief of the Elixir Hall, Xu Fu, has returned.”

”He is now outside Xianyang City, and because he has not obtained the Tian Xuan Mirror, he is not permitted to enter the city.”

Ren Xiao reported loudly.

”Xu Fu?”

Ying Zhengʼs brows knit, yet the corner of his mouth curled up.

”After so many years, he has finally returned after all.”

”We had thought he would never return.”

Ying Zheng spoke slowly, but all the ministers could hear the chill in his tone.

”Summon.”

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

”Yes.”

Ren Xiao accepted the order at once.

Outside Xianyang City.

Looking at the Capital City Army guarding before him.

Xu Fuʼs face showed a trace of astonishment.

”I have been away from Shenzhou for less than eight years—why does it feel as if everything in Shenzhou has changed?”

”What exactly is this Tianxuan Mirror they speak of?”

”And how is it that the qi and blood of these Soldiers are so strong? They already far surpass ordinary mortals.”

Xu Fu stood outside the city, looking with great curiosity at the Capital City Army soldiers on duty before him.

In his perception.

The more than a hundred Capital City Army soldiers before him all had qi and blood stronger than ordinary people; if they appeared in Penglai, they would definitely be eaten at once.

”Could it be that in these years, apart from unifying Shenzhou, the King of Qin has done something else as well?”

Xu Fuʼs heart was filled with doubt.

He had left Shenzhou for less than eight years—why did it feel as if the whole of Shenzhou had changed?

And Xianyang had also greatly changed.

At this moment!

Ren Xiao rode out from within the city.

”Commander Ren Xiao, it has been a long time.”

Seeing Ren Xiao, Xu Fu cupped his fists with a smile.

Obviously.

Back when Xu Fu was practicing Alchemy in the palace, he naturally knew Ren Xiao.

”His Majesty has a decree.”

”Summoning Chef Xu into the palace for audience.” Ren Xiao glanced at Xu Fu, speaking with extreme coldness.

”Please.”

A few Imperial Guards came directly to Xu Fuʼs back, carrying a sense of escorting a prisoner.

”Why do I feel that Ren Xiaoʼs attitude toward me has changed?”

”In the past he was cold, but he would not be this discourteous.”

”Could it be that some upheaval has occurred in the palace?”

At this moment.

Xu Fu felt a strong sense of unease in his heart.

However.

Now that he had returned, and moreover had returned on imperial orders, Xu Fu no longer had any chance to leave.

Upon his return.

At the same time as Ren Xiaoʼs summons, the Heibing Plarform and Yanting had both already moved.

They watched in secret.

So long as this Xu Fu showed any intent to flee, they would strike at once.

”This person seems somewhat strange.”

”There is a kind of cultivatorʼs energy on him, yet it is not Martial.” Ying Bu said slowly.

”Your Cultivation has already reached Great Grandmaster, so of course you can see through; my Cultivation has only just entered Grandmaster, so naturally I cannot.” Dunruo said.

”Xu Fu.”

”The Crown Prince said back then that once this man returned, he must be strictly watched and not allowed to leave.”

”He carries secrets—secrets about Shenzhou.”

Ying Bu said in a deep voice.

”Then what should we do?” Dunruo looked toward Ying Bu.

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