The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 246 Not for Her

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng and said meaningfully, "His Majesty said that the court can only distribute grain and silver relief after I confirm the specific amount."

Qin Zheng was shocked: "Isn't this nonsense? The distance between the imperial capital and Guanxi is so long that even scouts can take more than a month to reach there at full speed. Transporting grain and silver will take at least three months.

How many people would have starved to death at that time? Moreover, the autumn harvest would have arrived by then, so the price of grain would naturally have dropped as well…"

Qin Zheng couldn't continue.

It was obvious that Xia Mochu did not want relief from the court.

It must be that damned eunuch who came up with the idea again, saying that Qin Zheng is omnipotent...

Qin Zheng thought, I am omnipotent, but what do I owe you? I have already paid back what I owe you, right?

Is this little thing going to never end?

Do you really think I'm letting you go because I slept with you?

Are you tired, silly boy?

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng without saying anything.

Qin Zheng suddenly frowned and smiled bitterly: "Old fox, be careful, this time, it's your turn! Someone is going to punish you for not doing your job well."

Xia Bitu was very calm: "I don't quite understand. Why does she feel so confident of victory that she dares to touch me?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "She's so brave!"

Xia Bitu was puzzled: "Why?"

Qin Zheng: "It stems from the fact that we defeated Qu Zhengzhuo and those rebels, but it didn't give her the confidence, it was because she couldn't miss the opportunity!

Aside from the border troops, any other rebel force could never have a larger number of people than this one. Any larger number would be impossible to hide. Unless this force hid its men and horses in many countries. Even if any country wanted to subvert Daqian, they could take them in, but they would never allow them to have so many people.

Moreover, it is very troublesome to mobilize them with so many scattered forces. It is impossible not to be exposed. They may be exposed before they even enter the border of Daqian. So, she did nothing wrong! She just didn't have a long-term vision and was a little anxious.

Xia Bitu's eyes were deep: "So, you will only remind her, but not stop her?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "Old fox, you don't need to test me. Today I will give you a real secret. I want to protect Daqian, not someone!"

Xia Bitu thought to himself, it’s true!

"If I want to touch her, you really won't interfere?" Xia Bitu didn't believe it.

Qin Zheng said seriously, "Yes! She is the Empress of Daqian. As long as she remains as the Emperor, as long as she is not cruel and inhumane, and does not betray the people, I will crush any conspiracy against her.

This time, I allowed you to touch her, just to make her suffer a little and learn a lesson. It's not because I'm giving you face, and it's not because I want to dethrone the Empress. So, you can do whatever you want, but don't touch my bottom line!

My bottom line is simple: defend our country! Daqian cannot have internal strife! "

Xia Bitu's face turned grim. "How can I do that? You should know that I will fight back even if I die for my loyalty. Because I'm fighting against the imperial court, I will use all my strength, even all my trump cards. I might even seek help from that mysterious force. This is what she wants to see, and it's what you want to see too, right?"

Qin Zheng shook his head. "I'm not interested in your forces. Although you do have quite a few men, I can destroy them in a snap of a finger if I want to. I'm just lazy and want to wait for the right opportunity to finish them off all at once!"

Xia Bitu's expression became even uglier.

Qin Zheng never talks nonsense. If he says he will do something, he will definitely do it!

Xia Bitu suddenly sighed: "The Queen's trump card is not simple!"

Qin Zheng: "You guys are preparing, why isn't he preparing?"

Xia Bitu was very depressed: "Without your help, her trump card is nothing to worry about! Qin Zheng, if there hadn't been that accident, would you have also helped protect Daqian?"

Qin Zheng said calmly: "Of course!"

Xia Bitu said seriously, "Qin Zheng, I didn't expect that despite your great talent, she would actually use you as a pawn? If we weren't enemies, I wouldn't be willing to let her go! I underestimated her character! I admire you for not being angry at all?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Because I knew it would be like this, why am I angry?"

Suddenly, he lamented, "Little did he know that her operation, though seemingly flawless, had already exposed her purpose and the strength of her trump card before she even started."

Xia Bitu nodded in agreement. "Xia Mochu isn't completely useless, otherwise she wouldn't have become the empress. It's just that she doesn't have any capable ministers around her. While they aren't treacherous, they're all mediocre. And with that petty eunuch causing trouble, it's a wonder she doesn't go astray."

She is a woman after all! It's a pity that you exposed your Black Knight last time in order to protect her trump card. If you had known this would happen, you could have kept your trump card secret!"

Qin Zheng shook his head: "I sent out the Black Cavalry not just for her!"

Xia Bitu was startled: "What else?"

Qin Zheng glanced at Xia Bitu.

Just this one glance made Xia Bitu tremble with fear.

Qin Zheng said, "I believe you are controlled by a mysterious force, but you are not powerless to fight back. You are simply using the force of the force against you.

The main reason you didn't participate in the last coup was that you hadn't seen my hand yet and didn't dare to act rashly. The mysterious force also wanted to see my hand, but they were willing to do so, while you were not.

"Old fox, I bet you're regretting this now. Actually, you could have tried this. The outcome would have been you taking control, freeing yourself from the control of the mysterious force."

Xia Bitu remained silent.

He didn't even look at Qin Zheng, for fear that Qin Zheng would see any flaws.

Qin Zheng smiled faintly. "It's true that the mysterious forces launched a coup and sought to seize the throne. It's also true that they were testing the waters. What's true and what's false depends on how the situation develops. If the situation is favorable, we'll follow the trend and make the fake play real. If the situation is unfavorable, we can even make the real play fake! On the surface, the empress won, but in reality, she lost, and lost miserably!"

Xia Bitu's face trembled slightly, and he couldn't help asking, "Empress, did you lose?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Who wouldn't be afraid of a force that can make the current top-rank minister of war die, and a force that can use so many people as cannon fodder?

If this force really launches a coup, even the Four Borders Army would probably not dare to move, right?

This was exactly what the mysterious force was aiming for through this action. Sacrificing people like Qu Zhengzhuo would only bring them more support. Now, who would dare to refuse the mysterious force's offer?

Even if they didn't become his slaves, they would be forced to cooperate or choose to wait and see, rather than helping the empress protect Daqian. In this way, the mysterious force would grow rapidly.

That was when the mysterious force launched its true coup. That was when the Empress was surrounded by enemies and the Daqian Empire was about to fall. You missed that opportunity. Therefore, you were not as good as that force's calculations. In fact, the Empress lost, and you lost too!

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Xia Bitu's forehead.

Qin Zheng simply glanced at Xia Bitu's forehead and said calmly, "So, I revealed my trump card only to quell this civil war and prevent the situation from getting worse! Establishing a dynasty is not easy, but overthrowing it is very easy!"

Qin Zheng paused and said: "The shock of the Black Cavalry will last for a while, but not for long. After this battle, the Queen has also seen through her confusion, so she wants to strike while the iron is hot and move you.

She was afraid that if she acted too late, it would give her opponent a chance to prepare. So, she was right."

Xia Bitu sighed. "She's right, but I have to say, she's shortsighted. If it were you, the victory would be certain!"

Qin Zheng shook his head. "From your perspective, she's indeed short-sighted. Do you still think she's got the wrong target? The target of her retaliation shouldn't be you, Xia Bitu, but the mysterious force?"

Xia Bitu frowned. "Isn't it? The enemy of my enemy can temporarily join forces. As long as she and I work together to eliminate the mysterious force, it will give the Empress and I the opportunity to fully prepare. As for who will win in the end, it depends on who is more prepared. Instead of rushing to deal with me and letting the mysterious force reap the benefits! What's in the open isn't scary; what's scary is the threat hidden in the dark, isn't it?"

After saying that, he looked at Qin Zheng eagerly.

Qin Zheng laughed: "Who do you think is a fool?"