Volume 1: Entering Great Qin for the First Time Chapter 9: The Elegant Salute

  The imperial guardsmen surrounding the carriage had lit torches, and countless blazing torches illuminated the surroundings of the carriage as if it were daytime.

  The imperial guards who were discussing today's events in a low voice saw Hu Hai reappear and quickly bowed down to the ground, shouting "Long live!"

  The corpses scattered around the carriage had all been cleaned up, and the blood splattered on the ground had also been carefully covered by the eunuchs and palace maids with yellow paper. Only the faint smell of blood in the air told Hu Hai that he had just directed a massacre here.

  Looking around at the countless Imperial Guards kneeling on one knee, Hu Hai could clearly see that their eyes no longer had the fervor of a short while ago, replaced by a complex color mixed with trust and doubt.

  Hu Hai knew that killing Zhao Gao today was just the first step, and he could only gain a little trust from these soldiers.

  Now facing only these relatively simple soldiers, they don't have too many thoughts and desires in their hearts. As soon as they return to Xianyang, if they can't control an army that is completely loyal to themselves, then facing the countless high-ranking officials and nobles in Xianyang City, each person and family will have their own interests and demands, and at that time, they will be truly in a difficult situation.

  If today we cannot thoroughly win the hearts of these elite soldiers of the Great Qin Empire, then all our grand ambitions and aspirations will be nothing but flowers in the mirror and moonlight on the water.

  Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun; this is the most profound and most concise sentence that the great leader has ever spoken, which is universally applicable in any era.

  Fortunately, Hu Hai had mentally prepared himself. From the start, he never thought that his previous empty words would be enough to make these soldiers truly believe in his loyalty to himself.

  After all, his predecessor was a certain kind of goods, and this fake Hu Hai from two thousand years later is even clearer than these soldiers.

  On the ground kneeling in the forbidden army had more than a dozen bright armor generals, they were clearly very surprised when they saw Zhang Han standing behind Hu Hai.

  These should be the commanders of the vanguard and rearguard, but Hu Hai didn't recognize them. Fortunately, Zhang Er had already been successfully subdued, so next was to subdue these elite soldiers of Qin, as long as these soldiers were loyal to him, even if these generals had other ideas, they could only obey.

  "Alright, everyone get up." His voice was hoarse, previously he had shouted with excitement, now he found his throat aching slightly. He knew that after finishing the rest of what he had to say, his throat would be hoarse for the next few days, but as long as he could win over the loyalty of these imperial guards, it was all worth it.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  All the soldiers stood up and stared at Hu Hai with piercing eyes. Under the gaze of countless people, Hu Hai continued in a loud voice: "I was awakened by my father's majesty in a dream a month ago."

  The surrounding imperial guards who had heard Hu Hai say this before immediately whispered to each other, and the more than ten imperial guard generals also looked incredulous.

  "For this month, I have been thinking of my father's every rebuke and instruction in my dreams. Suddenly, I realized my mistakes. Thinking that I have been on the throne for over a year, favoring Zhao Gao, this treacherous and corrupt official, listening to his slanderous words, allowing him and his followers to extort and plunder, turning our great and powerful Qin into a state of simmering discontent, with thousands of holes and gaps, and countless people losing their homes, unable to cover their bodies or fill their stomachs. Now, every time I think about this, my heart aches and my head throbs, regretting what I did not do earlier."

  Now the Great Qin appears to be flourishing, but in reality it has already become mortally ill. Externally, there are the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi barbarians eyeing us covetously, while internally, there are people like Zhao Gao gnawing away at the foundation of our country. The remnants of the six defeated states have not forgotten their intention to overthrow the Great Qin and restore their own nations. If things continue in this way, the Great Qin will eventually collapse under the hands of Hu Hai, and then war will break out again, the mountains and rivers will be shattered, and countless people of the Great Qin will fall into a desperate situation.

  "My imperial father's words of advice in my dream still linger in my ears. He personally handed over the vast lands and rivers of Great Qin to me, if I fail to protect our great nation and allow our people to live in peace and prosperity, what face will I have to meet him with after a hundred years?"

  If at first Hu Hai was still thinking about how to make himself eloquent and persuade these soldiers, then the current Hu Hai has completely entered the play.

  He thought of the vast land of China, which had been leading the world for five thousand years, but in modern times, it had lost its guardian territories inch by inch, shed with the blood of countless ancestors; numerous small countries from afar pointed fingers at the majestic Chinese civilization...

  Heaven has sent me to this great Qin, so for the rest of my life I will accumulate enough land for my descendants to squander, even if my hands are stained with countless blood, and after death I will go to Avici Hell. This is what Hu Hai thought.

  At this time, Hu Hai's eyes were already bright red, as if he was crazy. The imperial guards who surrounded him had long since stopped being just the middle army, and the front and rear armies of the imperial guards slowly closed in, everyone stopping their whispers, the scene was dead silent.

  Everyone held their breath and watched Hu Hai quietly, as Hu Hai's words tightened his grip on the weapon, his chest heaving, countless sparks in people's eyes were slowly rising, waiting for that moment to be ignited.

  "Hu Hai shouted in a stern voice: 'Today, I ask you all to forgive my past mistakes. I ask you all to join me in defending the great Qin's ten thousand li of rivers and mountains, defending the great Qin's millions of people, defending the Huaxia's foundation for ten thousand generations.'"

  "I shall lead you all to sweep across the land, and the four directions will be subdued. Let our Huaxia people have fields to farm, roads to travel, food to eat, clothes to wear, a place for the elderly to rely on, and a place for the young to grow up in. I shall create a prosperous era for our Huaxia that will last for ten thousand generations, and all nations will come to pay homage. If you believe in me, I will not betray your trust."

  At this point, Hu Hai bowed deeply to the ground in front of the countless imperial guards standing around him.

  When saying these, Hu Hai secretly replaced the concept and let the Hua Xia nation appear prematurely on the land of China. The Great Qin was not the country he thought it was, nor were the later Qin people, Zhao people, Chu people, Han people, Jin people, etc., all of whom would have a name: the Hua Xia nation. Descendants of Yan and Huang, successors of the dragon.

  It's worth coming back to life in this great Qin Dynasty. Hu Hai thought to himself.

  When Hu Hai was speaking, Zhang Han stood behind him, listening to his arrogant words, gripping a large knife in his hand, staring with a pair of cold eyes that seemed to shoot out frost, scanning the surroundings. If anyone showed even a hint of dissatisfaction or disrespect towards Hu Hai, he would absolutely cut off their head without hesitation.

  But Zhang Han was destined to be disappointed today, all the forbidden soldiers had already been stirred up by Hu Hai's majestic and unparalleled words, and they couldn't help themselves.

  Protecting the family and defending the country, making contributions and establishing achievements is the ultimate glory of every soldier's heart, it is the unchanging ideal in the hearts of the soldiers of the great Qin who value martial arts and honor military merit. Hu Hai swept across the six directions, letting the boundless momentum that brought all nations to pay homage ignite the invincible military soul that had been dormant for a long time in the hearts of every Great Qin soldier.

  When they saw the great Qin Emperor, who had been deeply recognized by them, bowing to themselves and others, countless imperial guards, including Zhang Han and Green Pearl standing behind Hu Hai, were shocked and lost their color. No one expected that the second emperor of Qin, who was considered a son of heaven and high above like a god, would salute them.

  All the imperial soldiers and generals were terrified, immediately prostrating themselves on the ground with their heads deeply buried. After a brief moment of chaos at the scene, the black mass of people who had fallen to the ground was plunged into a deathly silence, but something extremely suppressed was constantly swelling up, constantly swelling up.

  Feeling the surrounding drivers, Hu Hai's face turned gloomy with his head hung low, thinking to himself that he was doomed, and wondered if what he did wasn't good enough.

  Zhang Han, who was kneeling behind Hu Hai, raised his head and looked at Hu Hai's eyes, which showed an undisguised fervent color. Zhang Han shouted with all his might, "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

  Huhai was shocked by the loud shout that was only a few feet away, and his ears were ringing. The frightened Huhai thought maliciously, this guy's vocal cords must have ruptured.

  The loud shout echoed too far in the silent night sky.

  This sound was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting the entire earth, the entire sky, and the entire Qin Dynasty.

  "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

  "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

  "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

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  Today is so depressing, our home internet is down, so I'm updating now. Wait a bit for another chapter.