Zhao Tuo was stunned when he heard this and glanced at Ren Xiao guiltily. Ren Xiao did not expect that as soon as His Majesty was mentioned, His Majesty's edict would arrive.
After taking the edict and looking at it for a few times, Zhao Tuo frowned slightly and handed the edict to Ren Xiao.
Ren Xiao was a little confused after reading it.
"Your Majesty asked General Dongyue to go to Xianyang before? Do you want me to take charge of the Qin army temporarily?"
Zhao Tuo waved his hand and motioned for others to go out.
After there were only two people left in the tent, Zhao Tuo nodded lightly: "What do you want your Majesty to do if you ask me to return to Xianyang now?"
Ren Xiao was older than Zhao Tuo, and he looked like a dog-headed military advisor. He touched his goatee and said: "Three years after your Majesty took the throne, the general returned to Xianyang once when the emperor died. He did not have time to talk with your Majesty in detail. After that, Then I never went back. Could it be..."
Zhao Tuo shook his head: "No. If His Majesty has doubts about me, he could have left me in Xianyang when the emperor died and sent others to take charge of the Baiyue Army. In the past three years, apart from issuing one edict, he Apart from finding Champa rice and promoting new farm tools, I have no other actions and will not attack me suddenly."
Then he stood up and said: "Then I will take a trip and see what His Majesty's attitude is towards Baiyue!"
Ren Xiao rolled his eyes and said: "That's fine, general, just go ahead. If your majesty is not good for the general... the general will seek justice for the general!"
Zhao Tuo frowned and said sternly: "Don't say this nonsense!"
Ren Xiao quickly lowered his head and said: "The last general made a mistake."
Zhao Tuo stood up and walked outside the tent: "It's a long way to Xianyang. I'll set off tomorrow."
When Ren Xiao saw Zhao Tuo going out, his eyes flashed and he murmured: "Time is running out..."
At this time, Meng Tian from Yunzhong, Neishi Han from Bashu, Sun Wuhe from Chaoyi, and Ying He from the Northern and Southern Army all received the same order, ordering them to rush back to Xianyang before the winter month.
After Zhao Tuo returned to his house, he ordered people to pack things needed for the road tomorrow.
Mrs. Mi Yi walked in slowly and handed a cup of tea to Zhao Tuo. This woman's appearance is not very good, but she has the feeling of a southern girl named Xiaojiabiyu, with willowy eyebrows and phoenix eyes, which gives her a unique charm.
Mi Yi turned behind Zhao Tuo, squeezed his shoulder gently, and asked, "Why is Your Majesty ordering you to return to Xianyang at this time?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "I can't guess. I just have to go."
"Qin Jun handed over to Ren Xiao?"
Zhao Tuo hummed: "Your Majesty clearly ordered it in the edict."
Mi Yi was silent for a while and said, "I heard that Ren Xiao is ill. It seems to be very serious."
Zhao Tuo was stunned, turned to look at Mi Yi, and asked, "How do you know? Why didn't Ren Xiao mention it to me? When he was in the army today, he didn't look seriously ill."
Mi Yi stopped what she was doing and sat next to Zhao Tuo.
"I happened to see Ren Xiao's son Ren Pu in the market two days ago. He was buying medicine in a drug store. Seeing that he was a little panicked, I asked my maid to buy a pair of the same medicine. I took the opportunity to buy some medicine from him. The shopkeeper heard that people who take this medicine are just trying to survive, and there is no possibility of cure."
Zhao Tuo frowned: "Ren Xiao has been with me for many years. If he was seriously ill, why didn't he tell me?"
Mi Yi took the cup from Zhao Tuo and put it on the table.
"This is why I am worried. He is already seriously ill, why should he hide it from you and everyone else?"
Zhao Tuo looked up in shock and said in disbelief: "You mean...impossible. We have been friends for many years and have led the army together for many years. He would not do such a thing!"
Mi Yi solemnly said: "You are the general of the Qin army of 400,000 people, so you must be on guard against others. If you are in Lingnan, I have nothing to worry about. Now that you are three thousand miles away from Xianyang, what should you do if something unexpected happens in Lingnan?"
Zhao Tuo thought for a long time and sighed softly: "What Madam said is true. I will make arrangements before I leave."
Later, when I heard that Mi Yi had anticipated what Ren Xiao would do, I realized my mistake. I only remember that according to historical records, Ren Xiao died of serious illness in the fourth year of Qin II, that is, next year, but I ignored that the reason why Zhao Tuo rebelled and proclaimed himself king was instigated by Ren Xiao.
Historically, as early as when Hu Hai succeeded to the throne and the uprising just broke out, Ren Xiao said to Zhao Tuo: "Panyu has mountains and dangerous obstacles, thousands of miles from north to south and east to west... we can build a country." After the Qin Dynasty fell, Zhao Tuo established himself as the King of South Vietnam. .
I thought that Da Qin was now stable and Ren Xiao would not be able to cause any trouble.
But what everyone does is determined by their character. Even if he doesn't do this, he will do something similar.
At the same time, it also made me wary of the woman Mi Yi. Da Qin seems to be inseparable from the prophecy that "the death of Qin will inevitably lead to Chu". Chang Wenjun, Xiang Ji, Xiang Yu...and now there is another Mi Yi!
In the Sihai Palace at this time, Tiewu was standing aside, and I was looking at a newly forged iron sword.
When he notified the general to speed up the production of saddles and horseshoes, he also ordered Tewu to make swords.
The length of the iron sword is about one centimeter. The gray-white sword body still shines coldly in the warm hall, making people feel a bit chilly.
I pulled out the Lu Lu sword behind me and compared the two together. Compared with the forged iron sword and the cast bronze sword, I could tell with the naked eye that the iron sword was much sharper.
I handed the Lu Lu Sword to Qi Wan. Qi Wan carefully put the Lu Lu Sword back into the scabbard and breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that I would just use the Lulu Sword to strike against the Iron Sword. Whether or not to cut it was the same thing. This Lulu Sword was the King of Qin sword passed down by Duke Mu. If it was broken...
Then I raised my iron sword and swung my sword towards a copper lamp in the palace. I heard a "clang" sound, the copper lamp fell down, and the entire copper pole was cut in half.
Meng He and the others took a breath of air. Although the copper lamp was not thick, it was made of bronze. The iron sword was cut off in one go. Such a magical weapon is rare in the world!
I was not unexpectedly surprised. I raised the iron sword in my hand and saw that the cutting point had already curled up.
Tiewu also saw it, was startled, and quickly bowed and said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I will continue to forge after I return, and make the sword that Your Majesty wants!"
I laughed: "What crime are you guilty of? Not only are you innocent, I will also reward you heavily!"
Tiewu was stunned and asked doubtfully: "But isn't this iron sword curled?"
I shook my head, handed the iron sword to Meng He, turned around and sat down.
"A peerless sword can cut copper and iron, and it can also blow hair and break hair. However, there are few swords that can do both at the same time. In other words, it is basically impossible to say that the same part of the sword can cut copper and break hair. This is It has to do with the sharpening of the sword.”
"You should know that sharp weapons such as swords are divided into two types: ax blades and sharp blades. The edge of the ax blade is thick. The advantage of this is that it can withstand greater impact force when hitting hard objects, and can be used to break A, if you use an ax blade to strike this bronze lamp, the blade will not curl;"
"The edge of a sharp blade is thinner and sharper, which is good for scratching and stabbing. It can be used to kill enemies. However, its disadvantage is that it is not as impact-resistant as an axe. If it cuts hard objects, like I cut this copper lamp, it will curl. blade."
Meng He and Tie Wu, one of whom is an expert in using swords and the other is an expert in making swords, naturally understood my words easily.
Seeing that the two of them understood, I continued: "According to the drawings of the saber and the ring-shou sword that I gave you, forge them as soon as possible. I hope that next year all the Qin troops can be equipped with iron sabers!"
Tiewu asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, if you dare me, why should you forge a knife instead of a sword? Isn't a sword with two edges more suitable for combat?"
