Time Travel: The Foolish Lady is Forced to Become a Female General

Chapter 113 You don’t want to be the emperor?

When Mo Ye heard Xia Qin's words, he suddenly didn't know what to say, so he could only continue to stir with the shovel in his hand silently.

After half an hour, seeing that the herbs on the ground had been basically mixed evenly, Xia Qin assigned Mo Ye a new task: "Add another 150 kilograms of sulfur, 140 kilograms of saltpeter, 25 kilograms of tung oil and 30 kilograms of charcoal..."

Mo Ye glanced at Xia Qin angrily, but didn't say anything more and continued to work hard.

Xia Qin stood aside and looked at Mo Ye with a smile on her face. After a while, she picked up a half-wet towel and wiped the dust off his face.

"Alas, my Xia Xia still has some conscience." Mo Ye muttered softly.

After nearly two hours of hard work, Mo Ye finally mixed various items together according to Xia Qin's requirements, and piled the mixed materials into a hill that was one person tall!

Mo Ye couldn't wait to run to Xia Qin, kissed her hard, and then said excitedly: "It's done! Xia Xia, reward me!"

Xia Qin looked at Mo Ye's rogue appearance and could only shake her head helplessly.

"Let Brother Huo and the others make these things into spheres weighing about five kilograms each. After drying them for a few days, they can be used." Xia Qin said to Mo Ye.

"Made into a ball?" Mo Ye turned his intelligent head and tried to think about the purpose of this strange object. "A five-jin object is obviously not used for poisoning. After all, no one can handle such a large dose. Moreover, it is filled with charcoal and tung oil... Could it be that you plan to set fire to produce poisonous smoke to attack the enemy?"

"Haha, so clever!" Xia Qin playfully patted Mo Ye's shoulder to express his appreciation, and then said with some hatred on his face, "This thing is absolutely perfect for dealing with those Japanese pirates!"

"Xia Xia, you have so many strange ideas in your little head," Mo Ye stared at Xia Qin with a look full of appreciation and admiration, and said with emotion, "It's really a waste of talent for someone like you to just come to govern the small Jinghai County."

"We're one family, so stop praising me." Xia Qin felt a little guilty after being praised.

At this moment, Xia Qin suddenly remembered something, so she reminded Mo Ye: "By the way, you promised me before that as long as you can recapture Jinghai County, you will tell me the secret."

"Don't worry, a gentleman keeps his word. I will give you a surprise when the time comes." Mo Ye looked at Xia Qin tenderly, his eyes unable to move away from her radiant face.

"Well, I believe you." Xia Qin responded with a smile.

After a moment's silence, Mo Ye seemed to be lost in thought, then he slowly asked: "Xia Xia, what kind of emperor do you think is a good emperor?" His question startled Xia Qin, and she couldn't help but start thinking seriously.

"A good emperor?" Xia Qin didn't understand why Mo Ye asked this question. She thought about the Qin Emperor, Han Emperor, Tang Emperor, and Song Emperor in her head and answered, "A man of great talent and strategy, who knows how to appoint people to the right positions, who is good at making laws and making decisions decisively, who cares about the people, and who is clear about rewards and punishments? Why do you ask this?"

"Just asking." Mo Ye shrugged.

"You're not going to rebel, are you?" Xia Qin's heart skipped a beat. Even if she traveled through time, she didn't want to play a mission of hell difficulty. "This thing will kill all nine clans!"

"Xia Xia, do you think I want to be the emperor?" Mo Ye said speechlessly.

Xia Qin looked at Mo Ye's gentle face and nodded: "That's right."

"Besides, if I become the emperor, I must have three palaces and six courtyards. Will my Xia Xia agree to that?"

Xia Qin put away his smile, and a hint of gloom flashed across his heroic eyes: "If you become the emperor, how can I be by your side?"

"So, what's so good about being an emperor?" Mo Ye coaxed, "It's better to be Xia Xia's husband."

It took Xia Qin a moment to react. What was she thinking? Was she afraid that Mo Ye would become the emperor?

What's the point? Let's get down to business!

In a dilapidated village far away, a group of Japanese people sat together with serious expressions.

"Sasaki also died at the hands of these people?"

"That's right. The martial arts masters brought by the Qin family of Daxia were all trapped and killed."

"What is the Qin family going to do?"

"I don't know, but isn't it always the case for Daxia people? Otherwise, how would we be here?"

"Shinoyama Ribei, take your men to investigate tonight. Don't fight them. Be careful. We can wait until General Uesugi arrives. We just need to find out the situation on the other side in the next few days."

"Yes! Ukawa-kun."

Mu Jinyu is the busiest person in the entire Jinghai County.

In the past few days, he has been personally training the anti-Japanese army and has selected locations to build several watchtowers to monitor the Japanese pirates in the distance.

At the same time, the reconstruction of the entire Chongchuan County was in full swing, especially the county seat of Jinghai County. Mu Jinyu asked Ye Lucheng to lead craftsmen to carry out a major renovation on the original basis.

On the third day of the confrontation, Wu Baisheng found Xia Qin and whispered, "Lord Mu, how do we deal with those merchants and officials who are collaborating with the Japanese? There are too many of them. If we kill them all, will it have too much of an impact?"

Xia Qin had been busy in the warehouse these days, leaving the county affairs to Wu Baisheng. When she heard him say that, she asked curiously, "Too many? How many people are there?"

Wu Baisheng said somewhat embarrassedly: "Chongchuan County is the core area of ​​Jinghai County, where the county government is located. It has been occupied for many years. Nearly fifty county government officials have defected to the Japanese pirates, and the rest have been killed. Except for the wealthy businessmen who escaped, most of the remaining people have dealings with the Japanese pirates, more than 20 people."

"Oh, most of the officials surrendered to the enemy," Xia Qin was so angry at these people that she laughed out loud, "They are really courageous."

"All those with backbone are dead..." Wu Baisheng sighed.

Xia Qin's face darkened. "Since these people like the Japanese pirates so much, let's confiscate their homes. A few days before the war starts, bring them and their entire families to the front of the army. There's nothing to do. Let them go to the Japanese pirates on their own."

When Wu Baisheng heard Xia Qin's idea, he was shocked and replied in a low voice: "Yes, Lord."

He thought this was a good idea. If he simply executed these people, it would inevitably sow hatred. If he wiped out their entire family, it would seem too cruel.

Now that we have thrown the problem to the Japanese pirates, things have become simple.

Whether the Japanese pirates killed them or took them in, it was their own choice. Emotionally and logically, Xia Qin had nothing to blame.

Xia Qin sighed: "Those officials and generals who were killed should be buried properly and their families should be well taken care of."

"Yes."

After a busy day, Xia Qin and Mo Ye came to a meadow on the outskirts of Chongchuan County, letting the late spring breeze gently blow away their fatigue from the past few days.

Just as Mo Ye was looking at Xia Qin affectionately, a familiar figure appeared not far away.