Through Time Chapter 143

The next evening.

Inside the palace of Xianyang, Qin Shi Huang, in a rare move, did not attend to government business, but looked with interest at a greyish-white, stone-like object in his hand.

In front of him was the official of the craftsman’s office.

“Is this what you have made according to that list… Cement?”

Qin Shi Huang spoke less skillfully.

He had taught the craftsmanship supervisor after he had gotten the list from Zhao Lang earlier.

This was the first batch of finished products.

The craftsmanship supervisor officer returned at this time and

“Your Majesty, it is cement. It is a very peculiar material, which is powder when it is refined, but hardens when it meets water.”

“If it were used to build a city, it would be indestructible!”

“This is a miracle! It is a blessing for the Qin Empire.”

Qin Shi Huang was overjoyed.

“Good, good!”

At this point the craftsman’s supervisor official looked slightly moved and asked with a smile that

“Your Majesty, I wonder which wizard has offered this object, and we would like to ask for some advice.”

Qin Shi Huang, who was extremely happy at the moment, did not notice the other party’s abnormality and smiled as he said.

“The wizards are naturally wizards, but it is not the time to tell you about it now.”

“And you shall not ask more questions.”

“Also, refine some more out, I want to use this cement and build a house to see the effect.”

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the Shogun’s official and returned.

“Yes.”

Just then, Zhao Gao suddenly hurried in with a copy of the paperwork and said that

“Your Majesty! An urgent report from Liaodong!”

Qin Shi Huang frowned and waved his hand, and the craftsmen’s supervisor officials hastily retreated.

Then all the way back to the Craftsmanship Supervisor.

Only when he got back to the place, the craftsman official recruited a craftsman and said in a low voice that

“Tell Vantage that the tyrant has obtained another wonder! Make sure you find that wonder as soon as possible!”

The smith nodded, then quickly left.

When the smith had left, the smithing official sighed and whispered to himself that

“Could it be that the tyrannical Qin really has not run out of breath?”

“Vantage, you must find that wizard as soon as possible and save him from the tyrant.”

At this moment, inside the palace, Qin Shi Huang was looking at the paperwork with a grim face, seeing the back of it.

His entire body trembled slightly, and finally slammed the paperwork directly onto the ground, angrily voicing to

“The remnants of the state of Zhao have actually been ensconced in Liaodong for such a long time! This is ridiculous!”

“What are the local officials doing? How dare they let them escape!”

“What a bunch of losers!”

When Qin Shi Huang reached the point of excitement, his entire body violently covered his mouth and coughed.

“Your Majesty, calm your anger!”

Zhao Gao stepped forward at this time and hastened to persuade him. When Qin Shi Huang had managed to stop, Zhao Gao suddenly exclaimed, in great alarm

“Your Majesty! You… Blood…”

At this moment, Qin Shi Huang’s hands were covered in blood.

“Summon the Imperial Doctor! Old slave is on his way…”

“No need!”

Qin Shi Huang wiped the blood from his hands with extreme indifference, as if the bleeding was not him.

“Your Majesty, you…”

Zhao Gao advised in a mournful voice.

“Can’t die!”

Qin Shi Huang sat back down, resumed his bemused demeanour and said that

“The remnants of Zhao have been in the area for ten years, and the place has not been found in the slightest?!”

“It is only a few short days since Long’er went over and lifted their lair!”

“Hmph, those local officials, their hearts are still towards them!”

“They are just deceiving me that I have no one to use!”

Zhao Gao said evenly to

“Your Majesty, with a large army at your side, these people can’t make any waves.”

“Luckily Lang’er is not in any serious trouble.”

Qin Shi Huang nodded, then asked

“What are the people of the Black Ice Guard doing! Such a big event and they are actually not moving at all!”

Zhao Gao laughed bitterly at this point and said that

“Your Majesty, the Black Ice Guards also reported back long ago.”

“When Duke Long recruited the stragglers, as long as they had families, they people couldn’t get in at all.”

“Moreover, Gongzi Gao is extremely alert, so they don’t dare to follow too close.”

Qin Shi Huang was stunned, he did not expect that Zhao Lang would actually be so careful.

Thinking about it, this son of his was thinking of rebellion, how could he not be cautious and

Qin Shi Huang said after a slight contemplation, and then

“All the Black Ice Guards of Liaodong County are reprimanded!”

“The local officials shall not be promoted for life! And additional corvée!”

“Tell Zhang Han that Zhao Lang is only the son of a salt merchant named Zhao Zheng, and that there is no need for preferential treatment in the military.”

Zhao Gao nodded to that

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Qin Shi Huang waved his hand to the

“All stand down. ”

At once Zhao Gao withdrew, only he did not leave immediately, but looked at the attendants who were just inside the palace.

Speaking indifferently to the attendants, he said

“Dispose of them all.”

Only when the palace was empty did Qin Shi Huang show a hint of fatigue.

“It’s a relief to have Long’s son in the army.”

He quickly thought of something and muttered to himself that

“Fusu, Gao’er, Hai’er, you also don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”

But then he added with a slight headache that

“Yin Man… I’m sorry… That’s true…”

Soon, the palace fell silent once again.

A few days later, Liaodong County.

Zhang Han looked at the paperwork that had returned from Xianyang a few days earlier, and frowned slightly.

“No need for preferential treatment?”

This was a reply from His Majesty himself, and although it said that there was no need for preferential treatment, the implication of it was somewhat odd.

It always felt like a kindness.

If it really didn’t matter, why add such a sentence?

“It’s just that! Why am I becoming like those Confucians? ”

Zhang Han thought about it for a few days but couldn’t figure it out, so he simply didn’t think about it.

At that moment, a Qin soldier came up to report that

“General, there is a man called Zhao Lang at the city gate, holding your warrant and asking for an audience.”

Zhang Han was stunned for a moment and counted the days, realising that today was already the seventh day.

But he did not immediately let the other party come up, thought about the words without having to give preferential treatment, and spoke directly to

“Just receive it according to the rules.”

“Huh?”

The Qin army froze for a moment; he had expected Zhang Han to meet the other side.

It was like the four sergeants who had suddenly arrived earlier, their own general that was very nervous.

“Then what are you doing frozen?”

Zhang Han frowned to.

“Yes.”

The Qin army hurriedly left.

At the city gate, Zhang Han looked at Zhao Lang, who had followed the Qin army away, and muttered to himself that

“Since His Majesty said that there is no need for preferential treatment, then there is no preferential treatment!”

“Kid, if you want to be the head of my military family, you have to show some ability!”