Why do you want to be pro-conscripted? That was a very simple matter, except that there was really no suitable person to lead the troops, Lu Zhe did this to send a signal to the Qin State.

What signal? It's nothing more than that Lu Zhe has no interest in going north, and although he is married to Zhao State, he has no intention of attacking Qindi.

Of course, maybe this signal is not enough, so Lu Zhe transferred Luo Yao from Ba County to the south without doing anything, and Lu Zhe's army in Ba County did not have a decent commander.

The Qin State has external troubles, quite a lot of external troubles, Lu Zhe thought about it and came to a conclusion, no matter what his attitude was, as long as he did not substantially participate in the battle of the Central Plains, then whether it was a marriage with Zhao and Chu, or even the occupation of Qu Ren County and Tong County in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, these were not things that Qin could not bear.

Lu Zhe has been correspondingly with Zhao Gao, and has more or less knowledge of some things that have not been made public in the Qin State.

The First Emperor was seriously ill, and the original arrangement was so good that he lured the snake out of the hole, lured the hidden danger to the light, and then extinguished it with the most resolute force (army), because the First Emperor was seriously ill and lost the helm, which made the original good plan appear sluggish and indecisive in implementation.

In fact, leading all the undercurrents to the light and solving them one by one is the best way for Great Qin, especially Great Qin, where the First Emperor is still there, after all, no matter what crisis arises when Ying Zheng is here, the absolute control of the Qin State and the prestige of the Qin army can really eliminate the hidden dangers.

Why take the risk? In addition to the first emperor's self-confidence in himself, in the final analysis, Yingzheng was worried that the successor would not have the ability to deal with the changes that would occur after his death.

From Zhao Gao's vague hints, Lu Zhe probably knew that the Qin State was also having internal worries now, and the biggest internal worry, in addition to the first emperor's deteriorating health, was about the establishment of the crown prince.

Why didn't the First Emperor set up the crown prince? According to Zhao Gao, it was because Yingzheng had suffered too much from the Chu family of King Qin Zhaoxiang and Yingji, and the Empress Dowager Mi (the concubine of King Qin Huiwen and the biological mother of King Yingji of Qin Zhaoxiang) also targeted too much, so she had many concerns about Fusu Fuli who was born to the daughter of Chu (Concubine Yingzheng) as the crown prince. The first concern is the fear of the resurgence of the Chu family (harem system) that has been suppressed.

It doesn't matter to Lu Zhe whether Daqin sets up a prince or not, what he is most concerned about is how the first emperor's condition is, whether it is strict enough to last long, but unfortunately Zhao Gao is not sure about this, so he is even more impossible to know if he is far away in Nanling.

The First Emperor is very important to Great Qin, so important that the First Emperor is fine, no matter how difficult it is, the Qin State can unite and deal with it together, if the First Emperor has something, then the division of the Qin court is inevitable, after all, the Meng and Wang clans and even Zhao Gao, Xu Yan, Wang Xuan, Yao Jia, Feng Zheng and other important ministers have their own concerns and support of the son.

"The pursuit of immortality? Warlocks Lu Sheng and Xu Fu ......, "Lu Zhe is not mistaken, the first emperor's serious illness is related to the taking of pills.

[Lu Sheng. Qin destroyed the Lu clan of the Six Kingdoms, with the will of revenge in his chest, and was the representative of the restoration forces of the Six Kingdoms. Contacted the Six Kingdoms to secretly oppose Qin, instigated some Confucian scholars to criticize Qin's politics, and was the one responsible for the bloody case of "Confucianism". In the end, Qin Shi Huang offended all Confucians in the world, forcing Confucianism to abandon the golden mean, and was condemned and punished for more than a thousand years. 】

Lu Zhe happened to know who Lu Sheng was who offered the pill, so the First Emperor was definitely seriously ill at this moment. And it seems that the "Hu of the Dead Qin" in history also came from the mouth of Lu Sheng, in order to deceive the First Emperor to transfer the domestic troops to the frontier, clear the obstacles for the countries to raise troops, and at the same time make the troops of the Qin State empty in various places after the princes raised troops. There is enough time for upfront development.

The state of Qin could not be destroyed, this was the idea that Lu Zhe would not change for at least three years, and before he developed it, the existence of the state of Qin was a goal to attract the nations. Give them enough time to grow and develop.

Now that Emperor Shi is seriously ill, the war in the Central Plains has also changed because of Wang Ben's recklessness, and more than 300,000 cavalry from the north will go south at any time. No matter how you look at it, it looks a little bad, how could Lu Zhe still push it, naturally he made corresponding moves, so that Qin State would not have the threat of their side, and could focus on maintaining the war in the Central Plains, and also spare time to prepare for the upcoming southward movement of the Hu people in the grassland.

"But Zhao Guo's ......" Kuai Tong still hesitated after hearing Lu Zhe's thoughts: "Zhao Guo obeys your Jian, if you lead your troops to fight south at this time, will Zhao Guo regard this as if you have failed them, and thus have resentment?" ”

Zhao Guo's resentment? If it weren't for the worry that the Qin army would go south after solving the Zhao State, Lu Zhe would not have bothered to care about the life or death of the Zhao State. Moreover, the reason why the marriage was agreed to was that the Zhao State was indeed in danger at that time, and it was also to interrupt the development of Qi Yan and other countries, but the current situation is no longer the situation at that time, and it is the right thing to make a new move to deal with it.

"Pull the shelf, you know?" Lu Zhe's only unchanged strategy: "Whoever is going to be finished, which side will we help." As for Zhao Guo's grievances...... "It seems that Zhao Guo can't be completely ignored, after all, Zhao Guo's chess piece will also be used when sending troops to the north in the future: "What kind of grievances can Zhao Guo have when the grain and wealth that should be sent are sent?" ”

Lu Zhe's attitude towards the southward expedition was tough, and he also explained why he wanted to go south in person, Kuaitong felt that it seemed that it could only be like this.

"So what about the people in Qu Ren County and the Tong County?" Kuaitong must ask clearly.

"Bait." Lu Zhe replied quickly, "That's a bait thrown out to test the Qin State." If the Qin army sends troops to recover Quren County and Tong County, it will mean that the Qin State really can't accept our marriage with Zhao Chu, and we really have to prepare how to deal with Great Qin. ”

The courage is a bit big, and Kuaitong also accepted Lu Zhe's statement. He thought about it for a while, it is indeed as Lu Zhe said, if you can watch from the outside of the chess game, then you must not participate in the chess game, they now occupy the five counties but are in the digestion stage, and the changes that the south has to deal with have also interrupted the plan of the whole army, and it is really necessary to properly release goodwill and show weakness to the Qin State at this time.

"So...... Do you have any side cases in the event of a worst-case outcome? "Kuaitong wanted to find out Lu Zhe's response to the changes at one time.

"Mr. Kuai is saying that the Qin army is going south, right?" Of course, Lu Zhe has a sub-plan: "That's why the system of quarterly compulsory military service has been established." ”

At present, the quarterly soldiers of each county are all practicing locally, and the other four counties are also being implemented in Hengshan County and Cangwu County, but the scale and number of quarterly military drills in the densely populated Nanjun, Hengshan County and Cangwu County are relatively small. For example, Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, the war in these two counties has just subsided, and Lu Zhe's control of Jiujiang County and Lujiang County is not too perfect, so the quarterly soldier system of the two counties has not yet been implemented.

"The total number of young and strong people in the three counties is 540,000." Xiao He uttered a dumbfounded number.

In fact, it was not just dumbfounded, it was simply appalling, and everyone who heard it looked at Lu Zhe with their mouths wide open and in horror.

Why did he set up a seasonal compulsory military system, that is, Lu Zhe tested the potential of soldiers who could be mobilized for war under his tentative rule. To be honest, he was also taken aback when he first learned the number of conscripts counted, and his heart, which was always uneasy, was a little more relaxed.

You must know that those so-called conscripts are not counted in the number of the whole army, that is to say, the number of troops close to 500,000 is not counted, if it really comes to the point of life and death, Lu Zhe desperately formed troops, and the integration of the two phases can arm a million army according to the number on paper.

Not...... A million-strong army that does not take into account the shortage of equipment and the pressure of grain.

It was the first time that Kuaitong knew this number, and he subconsciously calculated that the total population of the territory of the five counties should be between 4.2 million and 4.4 million, and it seemed that it was a little abnormal to have nearly a million soldiers. However, he thought about it carefully, the five counties are prone to war, and there is no county that has not experienced war, and the ability to survive in the war is relatively strong, and it is not so difficult to understand that there are more men among the more than 4 million people who have lost the old and weak, women and children.

"So...... If we are in a hurry, even if we don't call back the southern expeditionary army going south, there is no problem in gathering a team of 500,000 people from the three counties for a while. "Lu Zhe is talking about the army rather than the army, those compulsory soldiers lack training and do not understand military orders, and this nature is also a battle to defend the city, so it cannot be called an army.

"The whole country of Qin has a population of nearly 3.8 million, and now there are nearly 900,000 men who have been recruited as soldiers." Yan Bi didn't know what he meant when he said this.

Kuaitong pondered for a while, and took Yan Bi's words: "Da Qin is also the end of the strong crossbow, so ......", he glanced around, and finally stopped his gaze on Lu Zhe, "The lord no longer opposes the affairs of going south, but before that, ......" paused again, dragged a syllable from the elder, and said a little strangely, "Before this, did you do it with Zhao Niang first?" ”

"Huh?!" Lu Zhe smiled when he heard that he no longer objected, and he was directly stunned when he heard the latter sentence.

Su Lie said with a big grin: "Yes, it should have been done a long time ago." As the lord of the five counties, the only women who have been pampered are Wei Ji and Lu Ji, and there should be a hostess in this inner house, and a sister-in-law will be added as a loyal object for us. ”

Lu Zhe listened to Su Lie's words, and the faces of Kuaitong, Xiao He, Yan Bi and some other people present immediately changed greatly.

To tell the truth, Lu Zhe is the master of the people, and it is true that family affairs are private and public affairs, but he can't take out the things about who Lu Zhe has favored, and at the same time, it is too eye-opening to say what sister-in-law as the object of allegiance, as if something bad will happen to Lu Zhe when he goes south.

It seemed that seeing that the faces of his colleagues were too strange, Su Lie also reacted slightly, and turned his head to look at Lu Zhe who stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence. (To be continued......)