Chapter Fourteen: Xianyang

  A small hill not far from Xianyang City, this small hill is only twenty miles away from Xianyang City, standing on the hill during the day can clearly see Xianyang City. After a night of continuous rapid march, Hu Hai and the vanguard Imperial Guard finally arrived at dawn.

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  Hu Hai sat upright on the horse, with a hint of fatigue at the end of his eyebrows, quietly standing at the top of this not-so-high hill. He gazed out at the not-too-distant Xianyang City, which was still shrouded in the darkness of early morning. The black stallion under him had been galloping all night, but showed no signs of fatigue, and was now snorting continuously.

  Wang Li and a group of imperial guards also stood on horseback several meters away from Hu Hai, now at the darkest moment before dawn. Standing on this small hill, it was obvious that no one could see any outline of Xianyang City, and everyone did not know what the Emperor was looking at or thinking about.

  At the foot of a small hill, countless Qin soldiers marched forward with torches like a giant dragon along the wide straight road. After two days of continuous marching, even these elite Qin soldiers couldn't hide the fatigue on their faces.

  But all the soldiers who passed by the mountain road saw Hu Hai standing on horseback on this small hill, and everyone also knew that His Majesty the Emperor was following the army with no rest at all.

  His Majesty the Emperor is watching us. The originally heavy footsteps suddenly became several points lighter, and the exhausted Imperial Guardsmen near Xianyang were now marching at a speed that was even faster than when they first set out.

  The king's guards on the mountain obviously all discovered the change in the army's marching speed, exchanged a silent glance and simultaneously fixed their gaze on Hu Hai, who sat still and motionless on his horse. The Emperor had indeed changed.

  As time passed, a streak of dawn quietly broke through the deepest darkness before dawn and descended upon the earth.

  In the distance, Xianyang City, which was originally shrouded in darkness, gradually revealed its faint outline in this morning glow.

  A massive and majestic figure gradually became clear, as if a gigantic beast that swallowed the sky was crouching on this ancient land, overlooking the six directions and reaching for the stars.

  Huhai gazed at the faintly visible Xianyang City in the dawn mist, took a deep breath, and urged his horse on: "Go, back to the capital! Drive!" With that, he rode down the mountain slope, leaving a cloud of dust behind. Wang Li and others hastily followed suit.

  When the sun finally lazily jumped out of the eastern horizon and spilled its first rays, the whole earth was clear and bright.

  Huhai led Wang Li and others, passing through one team after another of forbidden soldiers, chasing the first ray of sunlight. When the first ray of sunlight shone on Xianyang City, Huhai and others also drove their horses to the foot of Xianyang City.

  The figure of Xianyang City gradually grew larger in Hu Hai's eyes, from small to large, until it became enormous.

  It was at this time that Hu Hai suddenly discovered that the ancient city in front of him, known as the number one city for thousands of years, did not have a city wall.

  The Xianyang City of later generations has been destroyed in countless wars for thousands of years, and by the 21st century, even the ruins have disappeared, leaving only what is known as a site.

  Hu Hai had always heard that in ancient times, there was a city without walls, even if it was just a small county town, they all had low walls. But as the capital of Qin, the first unified and most powerful country in the world at that time, it surprisingly did not have any walls.

  In the late Warring States period, when the six nations were at war and fires raged everywhere, it was a purely cold-weapon era. A city without walls was like a naked beauty, who could only be ravished by anyone.

  However, the capital of Qin, Xianyang, indeed had no city walls. Huhai rubbed his eyes to confirm that he was not seeing things.

  As can be seen, the Great Qin is so overbearing that it's equivalent to saying that my capital city has no city walls. Any of your countries can come and attack my capital if you can make it here, then please go ahead.

  This is the true gaze of the six directions, the majestic and domineering aura that rules the world.

  Hu Hai was really shocked, and after being speechless for half a day, he could only come up with: "Damn, that's domineering."

  One sentence made Wang Li and other imperial guards who were following Hu Hai's horse stumble, almost falling off their horses. No one expected that after watching for half a day and holding back for half a day, the emperor would finally utter such an inexplicable and crude remark.

  Hu Hai sighed and suddenly came to his senses, remembering that a large group of generals was still following him. He hastily turned around and saw the kings and generals behind him all looking around in confusion, their souls wandering outside their bodies. Unable to bear it, Hu Hai's old face flushed red as he urged his horse to quicken its pace by two steps.

  A city without walls! Such a majestic Qin, cannot be lost in its own hands.

  Wang Li and others apparently also discovered the emperor's awkwardness, holding back their smiles and quietly urging their horses to follow Hu Hai.

  Huhai shifted his attention back and found a large group of people, old and young, wearing various official robes standing not far in front of him. Seeing that he was looking over, the crowd rushed towards him.

  From a distance, this large group of people, young and old, who were obviously high-ranking officials of the Great Qin Empire, knelt down on the ground with reverence and shouted in unison: "Your subjects welcome Your Majesty back to the capital. Long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, forever and ever!"

  It was obvious that when Zhang Han returned to take control of the Xianyang garrison last night, news of his own return had already spread among these high-ranking officials of the Qin Dynasty. After all, those who sit in today's position are not ordinary people.

  I wonder if they know about Zhao Gao being killed by his own people. Hu Hai thought to himself.

  Hu Hai drove his horse forward, and this time Wang Li and others did not follow too closely. After all, these officials were paying their respects to the Emperor, and if they followed too closely, Hu Hai could receive the great courtesy of the ministers' sons, but they would have overstepped their bounds.

  In front of a large group of high-ranking officials of the Qin Empire who were all kneeling on the ground, although many of them were already white-haired old men, Hu Hai did not let these seventy- or eighty-year-old senior officials get up, but instead narrowed his eyes and looked at each one.

  At first glance, I noticed Zhang Han kneeling behind a group of 7 or 8 old men with white hair and trembling hands. Zhang Han, wearing armor, stood out among the large group of obviously civilian officials. Hu Hai said: "Zhang Ai Qing, stand up."

  Zhang Han humbly thanked and rose to his feet, then approached Hu Hai's horse under his indication.

  Feeling Hu Hai's inquiring gaze, Zhang Han gave Hu Hai a subtle nod of reassurance. Receiving Zhang Han's response, Hu Hai's slightly raised heart calmed down. Since the garrison troops in Xianyang had already been completely controlled, it would be much easier to resolve the situation within the city walls, at least without causing too much bloodshed.

  At this critical moment, Hu Hai did not want to stir up the anxious and fearful people of Xianyang, so everything was done with stability as the top priority.

  The leader of the group, who was kneeling on the ground, was an old man with a high crown of white hair and a thin body. He wore a green official robe, his hands trembled as he knelt, and his body shook constantly, it was unclear whether this was due to his advanced age or some other reason.

  Huhai glanced around, and the long-held notion of respecting the elderly and loving the young finally prevailed. He said in a loud voice, "All of you, please stand down." His voice was somewhat hoarse, mainly because Huhai had shouted too excitedly yesterday.

  A group of high-ranking officials from the Qin Empire, who were kneeling on the ground, hastily thanked and several older ones, with the help of younger high-ranking officials beside them, trembled as they stood up. Hu Hai's mouth twitched at the sight.

  Afterwards, when Elder Brother reunites this Great Qin, I must establish a retirement system. Hu Hai thought wickedly to himself.

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