Three days later, the five generals left Xianyang.
Zhao Tuo was far away, so he said goodbye to everyone and rushed to Baiyue without stopping.
The accompanying confidant Captain Meng Xi was originally from Guanzhong and had been following Zhao Tuo for more than ten years. The two were not only superiors and subordinates, but also brothers who had a fateful friendship. Meng Xi originally wanted to take this opportunity to return to the North to see his tribe, but seeing Zhao Tuo's anxious face, he endured it.
When they arrived at the post house at night, everyone was eating, and Zhao Tuo and Meng Xiyuan were alone.
Zhao Tuo glanced at Meng Xiyuan and said, "I know you want to go back to the clan, but we must rush back to Baiyue as soon as possible, otherwise something will happen!"
Meng Xiyuan frowned when he heard this and said: "I heard from the general that His Majesty seems to have no doubts about Baiyue in the palace. I guess it won't be detrimental to the general, right?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed softly: "I'm not afraid that your majesty will do anything bad to me, but I'm worried that something will happen to Baiyue!"
Meng Xiyuan was a little confused.
"Isn't General Ren Xiao in Baiyue? He has been following the general for more than ten years. As long as he is here, no one can make waves, right?"
Zhao Tuo glanced around, leaned his head forward, and whispered: "What I'm worried about is Ren Xiao!"
Meng Xiyuan was shocked. Just when he was about to speak, Zhao Tuo made a gesture of silence.
"I've asked Ying Huan to be careful, but I'm worried that Ying Huan won't be able to suppress Ren Xiao. Our group is too conspicuous. Don't follow me. Go back to Baiyue first to find your sister-in-law Mi Yi. I Mi Yi has been ordered to hide an elite force of 5,000 men in Wuming. If things change, Mi Yi has my handwriting in hand. If you give it to Wuming Commander Xinhe, he will naturally know what to do!"
Meng Xiyuan frowned and said, "It's just that I disappeared suddenly. I was afraid that someone would be suspicious. I wonder if there are any spies from Ren Xiao accompanying me!"
Zhao Tuo thought about it for a while: "It doesn't matter, you set out early tomorrow morning, and I will tell everyone that you go to Zhending County to deliver something to the tribe for me. I don't think it will arouse anyone's suspicion!"
Meng Xiyuan nodded: "The villain is not here, the general must be careful to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry, which will be detrimental to the general."
Zhao Tuo tapped the table gently to indicate his knowledge. Then the two pretended to have nothing to do and talked about the prosperity of Xianyang.
Zhao Tuo's worries are not unreasonable.
About half a month after Zhao Tuo left Baiyue and before he arrived in Xianyang, Ren Xiao had already started to take action.
Half a month after Zhao Tuo left, he was appointed to the residence of Xiao.
"Cough cough cough!" A mouthful of blood spit out from Ren Xiao's mouth.
Ren Pu quickly wiped Ren Xiao's mouth with the white silk in his hand, and helped Ren Xiao slowly lie down on the bed.
"Father, please listen to my child's advice and don't take that tiger-wolf medicine anymore. My child has already asked the doctor. The doctor said that as long as you rest peacefully, it is possible to recover. Taking this medicine for a long time will only worsen your condition. .”
Ren Xiao waved his hand with difficulty: "You don't have to lie to me. I know that my body is incurable. While I can still breathe, I will pave the way for you!"
Ren Pu said with a worried look on his face: "Father, the child can survive no matter what, please don't worry about the child."
Ren Xiao breathed a long sigh of relief and his expression softened slightly.
"Zhao Tuo and I have been operating in Baiyue for ten years. Now the Qin army in Baiyue, including prisoners and civilians, has more than 800,000 people. Baiyue is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is enough to become king here. I have long since I have tried to persuade Zhao Tuo, but he has no such ambition, especially after hearing about the benevolence, righteousness and virtuousness of the new emperor after he came to the throne, and he does not want to betray the Qin Dynasty."
Ren Puqi said: "Why does my father always want to be the king of Baiyue? My son also heard that the Qin Dynasty is now prosperous, and the new emperor is quite wise. Although Baiyue is a county, the court pays little attention to it, and the new emperor will pay more attention to it after he takes the throne. We have never made any move against Baiyue. We are actually equivalent to a group of princes, and we still have Da Qin to rely on, wouldn't it be better?"
Ren Xiao sighed softly: "You are too kind kid, always thinking the best of others. The new emperor did not pay attention to Baiyue before. That was because when he first ascended the throne, there was the Kuaiji rebellion, then the Surabaya rebellion, and even He was beaten to Xianyang Palace by Bai Tu. Guanzhong has not yet settled, how can he have the energy to pay attention to the distant Baiyue?"
"But it's different now. Since Bai Tu was killed, the new emperor's control over the court has been to the extreme. There are 800,000 people in Baiyue, and they have not been restrained by the court for a long time. Now that they have free hands, how could they forget this hidden danger. You I feel that we are here to serve the imperial court and expand the territory of Great Qin, but in the eyes of the new emperor, we may not be a threat."
"This time Zhao Tuo was suddenly recalled to Xianyang. I'm afraid he's already going to attack Baiyue!"
Ren Pu was shocked. He had grown up in Baiyue since he was a child and had already regarded this place as his home. Although he is the son of a deputy general, Ren Pu is obsessed with traveling and making friends. He has never bullied others or done evil, and he knows nothing about these conspiracies.
"Then what should we do?"
Ren Xiao's face gradually turned sinister, he picked up the medicine next to him and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Don't worry, father will fight for a world for you!"
More than half a month later, just when Meng Xiyuan had just left Zhao Tuo's team, Ren Xiao also took action.
A hundred large camps, the Lord will be in the tent.
Ren Xiao suppressed his grief and looked at the generals and captains in front of him.
All the generals were a little confused.
A general took a step forward, bowed and said, "General Zuo summoned us, why?"
Ren Xiao sighed heavily, looked up to the sky and said sadly: "This general has just received the news that the right general was killed by the second emperor in Xianyang!"
Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Tuo's confidant Ying Huan rushed forward, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Is what General Zuo said true?!"
Before leaving, Zhao Tuo secretly summoned him to his house and ordered him to be careful about Ren Xiao. Now that Ren Xiao heard that Zhao Tuo had been killed, he naturally had doubts.
Ren Xiao sighed softly, took out a saber from his arms, and said: "The right general's saber is here, do you still have any doubts?"
Half of the people in the tent immediately believed Ren Xiao's words, because that sword was Zhao Tuo's favorite sword. He would put it next to his pillow even when he slept, and he never took it off during the day.
Ying Huan took a step forward and said, "Let me take a closer look!" He stretched out his hand to snatch the sword.
Ren Xiao suddenly retracted his hand, held the sword tightly in his hand, and roared angrily: "Now that General You is killed, you don't want to avenge General You, but you come to bother with these trivial matters. Could it be that you don't put General You in the right place?" In your eyes? It’s in vain that General You has so much trust in you!”
Ying Huan responded tit-for-tat and shouted: "The last general just wants to confirm whether this sword belongs to the right general. Why is the left general so nervous? Is there something wrong in his heart?!"
Ren Xiao suppressed the sad look on his face, and turned to become vicious, and said sullenly: "I don't know what you mean, general? Who doesn't recognize the right general's saber?"
Ying Huan turned around and looked at the people in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "You all know that General You got this saber from Wu Yue. It is a rare weapon in the world and will never be left behind."
Ren Xiao stared at Ying Huan.
"So what? Now that the sword is in my hand, isn't it enough to prove that the right general has been killed?"
Ying Huan turned around and stared at Ren Xiao, sneered and said, "Of course it's not enough proof!"
