Chapter Seventy-one

When Ying Zetian was nine years old and had received the initial reports of why the Ying family was killed. Ying Zetian then realized if in the future if she succeeds in seeking revenge and taking over Tai Ping, You Ye is one enemy that she must take serious consideration on how to bring them into submission. Many of Tai Ping country secrets had fallen into You Ye hands and the worse of all is military secrets.

All this were sent to You Ye via the hands of Shang Guan Yi. If not for the internal turmoil in You Ye, Ying Zetian believe that Tai Ping will a long time ago be in the hands of You Ye without even a fight happening. Another reason is that Ying Zetian wanted to know of the world beyond the three other countries that Tai Ping knew on their books.

So that if one day Ying Zetian could succeed in taking over Tai Ping, she will have an additional trade route that do not need to depend on You Ye. Originally, the existence of other countries to Tai Ping is just a rumor and legend that exists on storybooks. But in recent three years, You Ye traders had through their country successfully make their way to other countries that was not mentioned in the geography books that the four countries students had learned.

And thus, You Ye traders is able to bring the rare goods and the knowledge of other countries existence to the other three countries and earn a bundle in the meantime. Of course, Ying Zetian habit is to not to put all eggs in one basket, so she had also put her focus in training the army that she needed. Ying Zetian also treated the fact that she sends Zhang Qubing out to map other countries and find additional help as an option.

An option that if succeed is good for the future of Ying Zetian's empire and if the option fails, Ying Zetian also will not be sad. It was then Zhang Qubing also meet one trader that had make his way into Tai Ping and Zhang Qubing had saved by accident. This trader come into Zhang Qubing life when he was eleven years old. This trader told them that he was from the country of Taixi and had come via Rouran territory to reach Tai Ping. This trader then told of one surprising news to Zhang Qubing. The trader then told Zhang Qubing that he may be the long-lost son of a warrior family in Taixi. Zhang Qubing was just too alike in looks to Tai De Liu, Taixi most famous general.

Ying Zetian had a long time ago told Zhang Qubing of her worries of You Ye. When Ying Zetian and Zhang Qubing heard what the trader had told them, they look at each another and knew what the other party is thinking immediately. Of course, Ying Zetian not only received help from Zhang Qubing, but she also gives Zhang Qubing his name. Ying Zetian and Zhang Qubing was not people that stick to rules so in fact Zhang Qubing was incredibly pleased with his name when he heard the story behind the name that Ying Zetian had given him. Zhang Qubing was extremely please that Ying Zetian had named him for her heroes as that is her best wishes for him.

Zhang Qubing original inkling of sadness that Ying Zetian did not give him her surname as his surname flew right out of his brain when he heard the story of Zhang Qian and Huo Qubing. In fact, after Ying Zetian had given Zhang Qubing his name and knew the story behind the name, he become more confident and do not care anymore about people who always said he is a devil because he got sky blue eyes. So, Zhang Qubing and Ying Zetian when they heard what the trader said was thinking that Ying Zetian mouth could really predict the future and that explains why Zhang Qubing have blue eyes. In fact, when Ying Zetian and Zhang Qubing saw the trader originally, they have already suspected.