Chapter 266 The traces of Yin Yang Family
It was normal for some subtle things to happen in a place of romance, and Mrs. Li was definitely knowledgeable about this. However, considering the identities of the man and woman in the room, this was not normal.

For a moment, Madam Li felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. If this matter were to be known by others, Yang Chong and Queen Dowager Zhao, as the parties involved, would certainly not have any problems. Who could do anything to them?
But it is different for Mrs. Li herself. A young woman like her cannot bear such a big secret.

especially……

Would they both think of silencing him? Mrs. Li shuddered at the thought of this possibility.

It would be fine if it was Queen Mother Zhao, after all, the two of them met when they were humble and had a deep friendship. But it was different with Yang Chong, who had no friendship with her. Especially since Yang Chong was a man, he was more powerful to Lady Li and was definitely a dangerous person.

For a moment, Mrs. Li felt like crying but had no tears. People really shouldn't be too curious. It was too late to regret now, but who made her a woman?

"I've really lost my mind. If I don't say anything, who will know about this? Will I tell anyone? Of course I won't tell anyone. I'm not tired of living." After the initial uneasiness, Mrs. Li, who was used to the ups and downs of life, quickly calmed down.

But Mrs. Li was wrong. She was able to hear the noise because someone did it on purpose. Now the key issue was no longer whether she would tell it or not, but that she knew a secret that she should not know.

How do we prevent secrets from being leaked? There are usually only two types of people who don’t leak secrets: our own people and the dead.

Of course, Mrs. Li didn't know this yet. After suppressing the fear in her heart, her instinct as a woman revived again, and one of her ears turned up. However, she soon regretted it.

The initial pleasure of having my curiosity satisfied was gradually replaced by another feeling.

Is she still the queen mother I know? She felt as if her whole body was in a ball of fire. Mrs. Li could no longer care about her curiosity and hurried away. The movement inside was really big.

If she was a girl like the Snow Girl, she would probably only be curious and confused when hearing those loud noises, but she was an experienced person and was already familiar with those things. So, after hearing those noises, she uncontrollably imagined many scenes in her mind.

For a woman over 30, especially a single woman, there are some things that she cannot bear to hear. Although the embers no longer have open flames, they can quickly burn as long as they encounter wind. Mrs. Li is such an ember at this time.

When wind and fire meet, things are out of control.

This night was quite long for Mrs. Li. As the owner of this place, she didn't even know that Yang Chong had left.

In the early morning sunshine, when Queen Dowager Zhao and Lady Li met again, they both saw looks of surprise on each other's faces.

Although Queen Mother Zhao looked tired at this time, her complexion was quite rosy, and she revealed a lazy temperament all over her body. It was a laziness that only appeared when one had achieved the greatest satisfaction from both inside and out, from body to spirit. She was like a female cat basking in the warm sunshine after having eaten a full meal.

But what about Mrs. Li?

Although Mrs. Li used delicate makeup to embellish her face, there were still deep traces of dark circles under her eyes.

"You know everything?" Queen Mother Zhao, who didn't understand big things but was extremely shrewd in small matters, saw Madam Li looking strange. As a woman herself, how could she not know what her good friend had experienced last night?

"I didn't mean it, it's just, just..." Mrs. Li hurriedly explained, but she couldn't explain any further. She couldn't say that it was because you screamed too loudly, right?
That was not an explanation, but adding fuel to the fire, so Mrs. Li stopped her words in time. It would be better not to explain at all.

"There are some things you just need to know, don't do anything unnecessary," Queen Mother Zhao warned.

Women's mouths are unreliable. Madam Li has a lot of wealth. Where does all that money come from? Just such a romantic place can't bring so much income. A considerable part of it is earned by Madam Li reselling intelligence from all parties.

Queen Mother Zhao naturally had to be on guard against the possibility that Madam Li would sell what she did last night as intelligence.

Queen Mother Zhao had some trust in Madam Li, her good friend from their times of poverty. Otherwise, she would not have chosen this place to meet Yang Chong. However, Queen Mother Zhao did not dare to have absolute trust in the friendship between women, so she had to give him some warnings.

"Empress Dowager, you don't understand us yet. Don't I know clearly what can be said and what cannot be said? If I didn't know clearly, I would probably not be standing here long ago." Madam Li said with a smile.

For someone who works in her profession, it is necessary to be good at dealing with people, but at the same time she must also have her own principles, otherwise no one will believe her anymore. For a businessman, a certain degree of credibility is a must.

"I hope you can do it. Otherwise, even if I take our friendship into consideration, the King of Qi may not give you this face." Queen Mother Zhao warned. She knew that her good friend might not be afraid of her because they were too familiar with her, but Yang Chong was different.

With Madam Li's information channels, she could naturally get a lot of information about Yang Chong if she made an effort to inquire. That man was a killer when he was alone, but now he owns most of the State of Qi. Who would dare to offend him?

Madam Li looked at Queen Mother Zhao and nodded, but she was already certain in her heart that her good friend was not as calm as she seemed. This woman was also nervous. Realizing this, Madam Li unconsciously felt more confident.

At this time, Mrs. Li realized a fact. Although what happened last night was a threat to her, it could also be transformed into an opportunity. Perhaps through this opportunity, she could really get on board the ship of Qi. The story of a cunning rabbit having three burrows was no longer a big secret at this time.

Rao An's problem was easily solved. What Yang Chong had to do next was to continue the further purge that had not been carried out after the last Linzi Incident.

Although Zhao was able to hold out against the Qin army for several years thanks to its tenacity and Li Mu's fighting ability, this period of time was not short, but for the development of a country, several years was a very short time, and was not even enough for a national policy to be fully implemented.

Therefore, Yang Chong had very little time left, especially since he had to use a few years to change the Qi State, which had lasted for hundreds of years. The power of time was very strong. Even though Yang Chong had a cognition far beyond this era, he still needed to be cautious in the face of the inertia of time. If he was not careful, he would inevitably be branded as a person who was eager for quick success and instant benefits, and he might even die in this world. After Yang Chong returned to Linzi, on the one hand, he placed the soldiers under his command who were recruited from Yecheng, Dong'e, Rao'an and other places in various places within the territory of Qi. On the other hand, he transformed the brave warriors selected from Qi into new soldiers and asked them to move to Yecheng and other places with their families.
As for the question of whether these soldiers were willing in this process, Yang Chong solved it very well.

People from all eras have the desire to live a better life and are willing to fight for it. When Yang Chong combined his behavior of sending the people of Qi away from their hometowns to places like Yecheng with large amounts of land and house rewards, the complaints about leaving their hometowns disappeared.

A similar principle applies to the government soldiers in the former Yecheng and other places.

As for the fact that this process would require a huge amount of resources and a large amount of land and houses, it was not a problem at all for Yang Chong. After all, taking advantage of the Linzi Incident, Yang Chong confiscated a large amount of land and houses and money from the State of Qi.

The wealth accumulated by those big families over hundreds of years of operation is an astronomical figure for anyone, but now all these things have become cheap for Yang Chong.

After settling his trusted elite troops throughout the State of Qi, Yang Chong used these soldiers as the backbone to fully implement the system of soldiers in the territory of Qi under his control.

With Qi's manpower and resources, it would only take three years at most for Yang Chong to have an elite force of more than 400,000 soldiers. With these 400,000 elite soldiers, Yang Chong would truly have the power to compete with Qin, instead of having to make all kinds of calculations and rely on the power of other countries to protect himself from the Qin army's attack like he does now.

While Yang Chong was carrying out his plan in an orderly manner, another thing he had asked Xunzi to do before, which was to invite masters of various schools of thought to Linzi to discuss martial arts, had also been completed.

More and more masters from various schools of thought appeared in the territory of Qi. Even the Taoist Tianren Sect, which was far away in Mount Zhongnan in the territory of Qin, had people coming. There were also people from the Yin-Yang School, the School of Names, the School of Military Strategists, and even the School of Medicine. What surprised Yang Chong the most was the appearance of an old man. He did not represent any school, but Yang Chong had heard of this man for a long time. He was the contemporary Guiguzi, the head of the School of Diplomacy, and the teacher of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang.

This sword master who has trained two peerless swordsmen seems to be more interested in martial arts than in the art of diplomacy.

Yang Chong naturally treated such distinguished guests as honored guests. Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang seemed to only know swordsmanship, but as the descendants of Zongheng, they actually knew a lot of things. They were not unfamiliar with the art of war and the techniques of battle formations. It was just that they chose another path and did not need to display their talents in this area.

Not to mention anything else, in the original trajectory, Gai Nie was able to capture Meng Tian alone under the protection of Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry, and achieved the almost impossible feat of taking the head of a general among thousands of troops. What he relied on was not only his superb swordsmanship, but also his keen insight into the changes in the military formation. If he did not understand the art of changing the military formation, and just rushed in blindly, hoping to capture the enemy's main general, it would be too much of a presumption.

As for Wei Zhuang, he was also a man who could become a general of the Kingdom of Han. To say that he did not understand the art of war was to look down on Wei Zhuang.

Therefore, as the contemporary Guiguzi who is the master of Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, Yang Chong is still very interested in recruiting him.

There is certainly no shortage of talents in the court of Qi State, and Yang Chong, who is guarding such a precious place as the Jixia Academy, is not worried about the lack of talents. However, Yang Chong is still very short of top talents. In other words, as a time traveler, Yang Chong has a strong hobby of collecting civil officials and military generals.

Watching the talented people who have left their mark in history serving under him, Yang Chong feels an indescribable sense of satisfaction, a happiness that only he can understand.

However, before Yang Chong was interested, Ehuang brought him another unexpected news: Donghuang Taiyi from the Yin-Yang School appeared in Linzi.

"Did they contact you on their own initiative?" In the Qi Palace, Yang Chong asked Ehuang, a non-staff member of the harem.

The relationship between Ehuang and Yang Chong is actually a bit strange. It doesn't seem like they are using each other, but it doesn't seem like they have any deep feelings for each other either.

However, this did not prevent Yang Chong and Ehuang from getting along harmoniously. One was lustful, and the other needed Yang Chong's help in her cultivation, so they had their current relationship.

"Master, he hasn't left Yunmengze for many years." Ehuang said with some worry.

She took the initiative to choose Yang Chong, and the matter was not reported. To some extent, she had violated the rules of the sect. If the people above came to hold her accountable, she really had no way to deal with it. After all, until now, she was not considered a concubine in the harem of the King of Qi.

"That's because he has never met me, Donghuang Taiyi. I have heard of your name for a long time. This time, I want to see what kind of power the person who is closest to the peak of this world has." Yang Chong said with some longing.

If there is anyone in this world who can surpass Yang Chong in martial arts, Donghuang Taiyi is very likely one of the few.

Thinking of all the strange things about Donghuang Taiyi in his memory, Yang Chong couldn't help but become more serious. In Donghuang Taiyi, he might be able to see the limits of this world.

"Your Majesty..." Ehuang looked at Yang Chong, who was full of interest and curiosity, but in the end she didn't say what she wanted to say.

She had told Yang Chong some things from the very beginning, and she did not expect Yang Chong to have much affection for her. If she asked him now, would Yang Chong really sacrifice the face of the entire Yin-Yang family for her?

Ehuang was not sure about this. After all, she was at most Yang Chong's lover, not even his only lover. How could she still expect Yang Chong to care about her?

"Don't worry about your affairs. I think Donghuang Taiyi will still do me a favor. There will be many opportunities for you Yin-Yang family to cooperate with me in the future." Yang Chong said. It was obvious that he had seen Ehuang's worries.

Yang Chong's understanding and strength made Ehuang feel a little warmer in her heart.

This is probably her man, a man she can rely on. Ehuang thought, and her heart softened.

(End of this chapter)