Chapter 675: The caravan is back
Xiang Liang said: "In order to protect my husband, you sacrificed a lot."
Zhang Han smiled and said: "Haha... I call this sacrifice, but the sacrifice of millions of soldiers at the border and Baiyue is even greater." Read Shula
At least I can eat and drink well here, and they are all delicious, but the soldiers at the border are living in the open without having a good meal.
I believe that if I say that I want to switch with them, everyone will agree, and they will also give me a lot of benefits. "
"I believe it." Xiang Liang said, "If possible, I would like to protect your husband on your behalf. If not, the village chief will not agree."
Zhang Han said with a smile: "The village really won't agree. Regarding sir, the village chief would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. No one except me is qualified for this job.
Not even Meng Tian. "
Xiang Liang nodded and said, "That's true. You are the leader of the Black Dragon Guard, and you are responsible for protecting His Majesty, so His Majesty trusts you the most."
"That's right." Zhang Han said proudly, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll invite you to have a drink. Let me tell you, the bar in the village is one of the best. If you don't go, you will regret it."
"I'd rather go take a look."
Then the two of them went to the bar and stayed in the bar almost all day. That night, the two of them got very drunk.
If the bartender hadn't known Zhang Han's identity, he would have let the two of them sleep on the street.
In the days that followed, Xiang Liang learned a lot in various workshops in the village under the leadership of Zhang Han. Especially in accordance with Qin An's requirements, he worked as an apprentice in various workshops and got along with the workers. He truly understood what the common people wanted. beg.
On the other side, after Ying Zheng and Xiang Yu returned, Ying Zheng let Xiang Yu spend a month with Yu Ji and their children, and held a full moon party before letting Xiang Yu return to Guangzhou.
When he returned, Ying Zheng gave Xiang Yu four pistols, one hundred rifles, ten thousand bullets, one hundred grenades, and a training manual.
Xiang Yu never expected that Ying Zheng would dare to give him so many advanced weapons after learning that he was the one who would destroy Qin.
Not just advanced weapons, but also a training manual.
Xiang Yu knew the military training manual, and what he practiced was the art of musketeers, which was the same as the soldiers in the village.
What made Xiang Yu even more satisfied was the full moon wine. Ying Zheng came to congratulate him in person, and civil and military officials also sent generous gifts, which made him look good and made him very proud in front of Yu Ji.
So when Ying Zheng asked Xiang Yu to go back, Xiang Yu agreed without hesitation. Ying Zheng was already giving face to Ying Zheng. If he didn't give face to Ying Zheng, he might not be safe.
However, a few days after Xiang Yu left, caravans came back one after another.
After Ying Zheng learned of this, he immediately led all civil and military officials to the city wall of Xianyang City.
Hundreds of large and small caravans appeared outside Xianyang City one after another. Seeing so many people, the defenders of Xianyang City immediately thought that the enemy was attacking.
So the city gates were closed and no one was allowed to enter or exit Xianyang City.
When the garrison general learned about this, he immediately cursed the garrison who reported it. How could there be enemies coming to attack Xianyang City? If so, the court would have already received the news.
Now the weather is good throughout the Qin Dynasty, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and almost every family has surplus food. How could there be an enemy attack in such a good day.
So the general who defended the city came to the city wall. When he saw hundreds of caravans, densely packed with tens of thousands of people, he asked them who they were.
When the other party said that they were a caravan, some said that they were the caravan of the Right Prime Minister, some said that it was the caravan of Li Si, and other nobles' caravans, and even saw their own caravan.
This scene shocked the generals and soldiers who defended the city. More than a year ago, they saw with their own eyes those caravans leaving Xianyang City one after another and heading to the Western Regions.
I originally thought it would take three years or more than ten years for them to come back, but I didn't expect they would come back so soon this time.
So the general guarding the city reported the matter to the police.
Finally, Ying Zheng found out about this and immediately summoned all civil and military officials to the city wall.
When the caravans below the city wall saw Ying Zheng on the city wall, they all knelt down and saluted: "See you, His Majesty the First Emperor, and may you wish Chang'an peace."
Ying Zheng looked at the caravan below and said excitedly: "Okay, very good, get up, everyone."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone in the city thanked him.
Ying Zheng said to the caravan: "You are all heroes of the Qin Dynasty. It doesn't matter to me where you go or whether you finally reach the place in my heart. As long as you successfully take that step, for the Great Qin, That's a big step.
You have let the people of Great Qin know how big the world is and confirmed that besides Great Qin, there are many countries.
Now open the city gate, and I and your family master will personally welcome you back to Xianyang City. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The people in the caravan became excited.
What an honor and face it is to have the emperor and the head of your family welcome you.
The most exciting thing was Feng Quji and a group of family heads. The trip to the Western Regions was originally thought to take a few years, but they didn't expect to be back in a year and a half.
And this return must have brought them huge benefits.
So, they followed Ying Zheng to the city one by one.
The city gate was wide open. Li Si's caravan and Feng Quji's caravan were the largest, so their two caravans entered the city side by side.
Then came the major caravans, and finally the small caravans.
After the large and small caravans entered the city, they first saluted Ying Zheng near the city gate, and then asked the caravans to go to their own families. The caravan leaders came to report in front of their respective family heads.
"See Your Majesty, Prime Minister on the right, Prime Minister on the left."
The two caravan leaders Li Si and Feng Quji also came to them, but there were still two people standing beside them, one was Ying Zheng and the other was Gan Luo.
Now Gan Luo is the left prime minister, and Li Si is the minister of household affairs.
Because Li Si is indeed a talent and a confidant of Ying Zheng, Li Si will follow him wherever Ying Zheng goes.
But no one in the caravan knew about this, thinking that Gan Luo was just a eunuch serving Ying Zheng.
So the two caravan leaders came to Ying Zheng to salute and made some jokes. The names of Ying Zheng and Feng Quji were correct, but they bypassed Gan Luo and directly called Li Si the Left Prime Minister.
Li Si's face darkened and he immediately explained: "Don't talk nonsense, this is the current left prime minister. He is the grandson of Gan Mao, the head of the Gan family, and the prodigy of the time, Gan Luo.
I am the Minister of Household Affairs in Da Qin. Make no mistake. "
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you have been away from Da Qin for more than a year, so it is understandable that you don't know. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty.
I now want to know what happened to your caravan along the way. "
