Chapter 58: First Command of the ArmyChapter 824: Hou Yushu

Li Chen didn't expect Gu Erjia Aoqin to be able to discuss such a major matter with him.

If it weren't to convince the Jin Kingdom of Da Qin's sincerity and the truthfulness of the matter, he wouldn't have met with Guarjia Aoqin at all. To be frank, the other party wasn't worthy enough.

The Jin Kingdom would send someone to see him, at the very least it would be a top one or two figure in the military or court.

Now that the information has been delivered, Li Chen's purpose has also been achieved.

"It's fine, but this palace can't give you much time. If the situation becomes chaotic, this palace may have to abandon the plan under pressure, or... simply cooperate directly with the Liao Kingdom."

Cooperation with the Liao Kingdom is impossible, but Li Chen knew that himself. The Jin Kingdom, however, was unaware of this fact.

In the Jin state's view, now the Liao state is bringing huge benefits to tempt the Qin state and pulling the Qin state together to fight against them.

The Jin Kingdom wouldn't panic.

In desperation, they might offer huge benefits to secure the alliance of Qin. At the very least, they need to prevent Qin from cooperating with Liao.

The Jin Dynasty could not withstand the pincer attack of two countries.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness," Gualjia Aoqin said immediately. "We have a special method for information transmission. We can send the message back to the country within a day, and tomorrow at this time, I will come to see you again."

This really surprised Li Chen.

In the past, there were no mobile phones or fax machines for communication. The fastest and most important way to deliver information was by horseback riding relay. Riders would change horses but not people, covering over a hundred miles with each station serving as a relay point. This "baton passing" method was used to transport intelligence.

Perhaps someone might say carrier pigeons, but carrier pigeons are only suitable for short- to medium-distance intelligence transmission, and they must also be relatively unimportant information. Because the carrier pigeons getting lost or being shot down are uncontrollable factors.

As powerful as the Dongchang secret service was, with unmatched skills in training carrier pigeons, their intelligence delivery accuracy never exceeded 70%. This clearly shows...

But now, Guarjia Aoqin said that it would only take a day to send the message back and forth, which surprised Li Chen.

Seeing Li Chen's surprised expression, Gualjia Aoqin seemed quite pleased.

Since he stepped into the Hall of Political Affairs, this was the first time he had gained even a slight advantage.

His bearing was much more imposing as he bowed. Gualjia Aoqin said, “Then Your Highness, this one takes his leave.”

"Go."

Waving goodbye, Li Chen watched Guarjia Aoqin leave.

He was very curious how the Jin state had managed to send messages back and forth between the two countries within a single day.

But this secret, obviously Guarjia Aoqin could not tell him.

With a slight squint, tucking the matter away in his mind, Li Chen began to attend to another business.

Tomorrow is the day of the Palace Examination.

......

Hou Yushu dejectedly emerged from Teacher Dantai Jingzhi's residence. This was his third attempt to see his teacher.

The last two times the teacher wasn't there. This time, although he saw the teacher, she only said a few words in a rush. Her mind was clearly not on him, and she quickly sent him away.

Hou Yushu wanted to find out the mindset behind the palace exam questions and also decided to lay low.

He didn't know if the teacher was truly busy or if she knew his intentions and was deliberately doing this.

Thinking about how the capital had been abuzz for days with news that General Manor's jewel, Su Jinpa, was about to marry into the East Palace and become the Crown Princess, Hou Yushu became even more annoyed.

"Young Master Hou, any news"

A sudden outburst of commotion interrupted Hou Yushū's thoughts. He raised his head and looked at the group of scholars walking toward him from afar, feeling a headache coming on.t agree immediately, would it That would make Jingzhi seem rather mercenary, wouldn't it"Sir, you often say that all walks of life, including scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, should regard...