Chapter 49: Unification of the World

  The next day, Liu Xie got up early in bed. Although he played until midnight last night, the morning exercise habit cultivated from the 21st century did not change. He no longer ran, but practiced horseback riding and archery. Of course, in his spare time, Liu Xie also studied poetry and literature to gain a deeper understanding of this era.

  At this moment, he was drawing a sandalwood bow into a full moon, with the arrowhead directly at the throat of the grass man. All that could be heard was a "swish" sound, and the arrow flew out of the string, faintly hearing a soft whistle. The arrow deeply pierced the left shoulder of the grass man. Liu Xie shook his head in dissatisfaction, killing enemies on the spot, this arrow would certainly not kill the enemy general. Although it's said that archery is not a skill that can be learned overnight to achieve the level of piercing the sun at a hundred paces, he had practiced for two months, and such a degree still made him feel quite disheartened. He threw down the bow in his hand and let out a long sigh.

  Song Jiuzi handed over a hot towel and flattered: "Your Majesty has only learned for two months, it's already not bad to practice to this level, as long as you work hard and practice, you will definitely achieve something!"

  Liu Xie didn't say a word, he wasn't the kind of person who liked others to flatter him, so Song Jiu's words, which seemed like compliments, were actually true. Anyone who worked hard and practiced diligently would achieve something. This kind of compliment made Liu Xie feel comfortable, but thinking about it, his heart skipped a beat as he wondered when Song Jiu had grasped his temperament. Suddenly, he thought of many events where eunuchs had brought chaos to the country, all of which were cases where those in power had relied on and utilized eunuchs to do their bidding, only to let them gain too much power and bring disaster to the nation. Not to mention distant past, just a few years ago there was the Ten Eunuchs' Rebellion, and later on, during the Tang Dynasty, there were Gao Lishi and Yu Chao'en, while during the Ming Dynasty, there were Wei Zhongxian and Liu Jing. Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel some fear.

  Song Jiu didn't know Liu Xie's thoughts, and continued: "This morning, Li Chen sent a message that the 10 million yuan from the Zhou family has been sent out of the city in batches to provide for the army to buy military rations and equipment. Additionally, they have also allocated 100 fine horses!"

  Liu Xie pondered deeply, nodded his head, and thought that now was the time to use people. Apart from these eunuchs following him, he had no one else to rely on. Once the major events were settled, he could reward them with gold and silver, allowing them to buy land and live out their days in comfort. This way, they wouldn't be treated unfairly either. With this thought, he put his mind at ease and asked, "Is there anything else?"

  Song Jiu said: "This morning, a murder case occurred. The Grand Marshal Zhu Jun suddenly died at home, and the Judicial Officer Guo is currently investigating the case!"