Chapter 89

Especially Old General Wang Jian, who was already at such an age, yet still performed such a great bow to him; he felt ashamed to accept it.

"Old General Wang, you are older than my Father Emperor; how can I let you bow to me? It must not be."

Wang Jian smiled kindly: "Ninth Prince, your words are wrong. There is a distinction between ruler and subject; you are the royal family, and this old man is a family minister, so I can accept it."

"It is you who let this old minister see the hope of the future prosperity of Great Qin; you deserve this bow from this old minister!"

"However, this old minister will not have the opportunity to witness this Great Qin prosperity with my own eyes."

Speaking of this, Wang Jian's eyes dimmed; he knew his time was running out.

Before long, he would leave this world; at his age, he had lived enough.

He did not have much sadness; people of this age in this era were considered to be of advanced age.

He could be considered to have lived enough; although he was somewhat reluctant, there was no other way.

Since ancient times, who has not died? He had long since seen through it.

But Wang Ben and Wang Li at the side became sad.

"Father..."

"Grandfather..."

"There is no need to say anything; today is a day of great joy, do not say these words."

Wang Jian immediately interrupted the words of Wang Ben and his son.

Fu Su, Li Xin, and Shangqing Meng Yi also became sad.

Old General Wang Jian was their predecessor, their idol, and the person they respected.

He was the Wucheng Marquis of Great Qin, having fought countless battles in his life, and could be said to have had illustrious military achievements.

But now his life was also coming to an end, which gave them a sense of sorrow—when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; things mourn their own kind.

Ying Ying Zi Ye also looked at Wang Jian; at this time, Wang Jian was already very old, the kind who found walking difficult.

If there were no accidents, his life might only be a matter of a few months.

Wang Jian was known as one of the four great generals of the Warring States period, possessing unique talent in military affairs, with illustrious military achievements.

He was a rare great general talent of Great Qin; the death of such a figure was a loss for Great Qin.

His outstanding military command ability placed him alongside Bai Qi, Li Mu, and Lian Po as the four great generals of the Warring States period.

Wang Jian fought countless battles in his life; he was wise but not violent, brave but resourceful; such a figure, he really did not want to see him die like this.

Ying Ying Zi Ye pondered for a moment, looked at Li Xin and the others, and said: "You can first arrange for people to transport the seeds out of Xianyang City."

"After you have learned to farm, you can find some farmers to help with the planting."

Li Xin nodded, ordered the attendants to transport the seeds, and also dispatched people to the Artisan Bureau to receive the curved-shaft plows and seed drills.

Moreover, these seeds were the future of Great Qin and could not be sloppy; Li Xin dispatched a large number of soldiers to guard and transport them.

And Ying Ying Zi Ye also explained to them in detail the precautions for planting and the usage methods of the curved-shaft plow and seed drill.

He also exhorted them that if they had anything they did not understand, they could ask him at any time.

After dealing with the matter of the seeds,

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at Old General Wang Jian and said: "Old General Wang, you are a famous general of Great Qin."

"Great Qin still needs you to expand its territory; I wonder if you are still willing to put on armor and charge into battle for Great Qin?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shangqing Meng Yi and the others all looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with strange eyes.

Especially Wang Ben and Wang Li, the father and son; their eyes even narrowed slightly.

The Ninth Prince's words were somewhat malicious!

Did he not see that their old master found walking difficult?

And to put on armor and charge into battle—how did he come up with that?

And in the current Great Qin, besides fighting the Xiongnu, where else was there to fight?

The Northern Xiongnu were guarded by General Meng Tian; if there was a war, it would be General Meng Tian charging into battle.

There was no need for Old General Wang Jian to put on armor and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

I wonder what the Ninth Prince's intention was in this move?

Wang Jian looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with a strange expression.

He also could not guess what Ying Ying Zi Ye meant by these words.

"This old minister is afraid he will disappoint the Ninth Prince; I am someone with yellow earth buried up to my neck, I cannot charge anymore."

"However, if this matter is left to Wang Ben and his son to do, they will definitely not disappoint the Ninth Prince!"

Fu Su coughed: "Ninth Brother, don't mess around; Old General Wang is already at such an age, how can he charge into battle again?"

"Besides, nowadays, besides the Northern Xiongnu, where else is there to fight?"

"The Northern Xiongnu can be beaten into a rout by General Meng Tian leading the army alone!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye drank a cup of tea unhurriedly and smiled: "You may have some misunderstandings about this world."

"Your horizons also need to be broadened; don't just focus your gaze on Great Qin. Beyond Great Qin, there is an even broader sky!"

These words shocked the group again.

They all looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with disbelief.

Wang Ben and his son, who had originally wanted to make trouble, were also stunned and temporarily forgot to find trouble with Ying Ying Zi Ye.

"Ninth Prince, do you mean to say that there are other empires beyond Great Qin?"

"How do you know?"

"Why have we never known?"

"Where did you hear this news?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye waved his hand, signaling the group to be quiet.

The reason he said this in advance was that he did not want them to be too comfortable.

To be a person, one must have goals and ambitions; do not just focus your horizons within Great Qin. ===== CHAPTER 91 =====