After entering the Luoyang realm, the caravan automatically disbanded. Some stopped at Chenggao, some wanted to go further up to Yanshi, and still others wanted to go to Mengjin.
Under the guidance of Young Master Yiren, the big boat stopped in an unknown river branch. The three people got off the boat, thanked the boatman for their troubles, and gave them an extra dozen or so money as hard work. Then, under the leadership of the stranger, they entered a gathering place and stopped in front of a courtyard. Young Master Yiren stepped forward and knocked on the door. When he was young, a family member came out. He didn't know what he said to Yiren and immediately brought him in. After a while, the host hurriedly walked out, saluted Zheng Anping and Chen Si in front of the door, and knelt the two of them inside. After a while, a family member came out and went to another gathering place.
The family member did not return until dark. Shortly after returning, Zheng Anping and Chen Si came out again. They had changed their clothes and left in a hurry led by the family member.
In a secluded place, several knights were waiting there. When they saw their family bringing two people over, one of them whispered: "Where are you going?" The family member replied: "Gushui!"
The group of people pulled out two horses from behind. Zheng Anping and Chen Si said goodbye to their families. They mounted the horses and quickly stepped into the darkness.
The cavalry entered the valley. It was dark on all sides and the road was almost invisible. Relying on the old horse to know the way, the group of people walked together all night. Zheng Anping and Chen Si were not skilled in riding horses. They were caught in the middle of the team, and the horse's reins were held by the person in front. They just hugged the horse's neck tightly and clamped its belly. Zheng Anping felt sleepy all the way, but he didn't dare to fall asleep for fear of accidentally falling, so he fought desperately against his sleepiness. Gradually, the surroundings seemed to be a little brighter, and I saw the cavalry coming out of the narrow valley.
Exiting the Xuhan Road is the boundary of Shaanxi County. This was no longer a narrow valley, but a river bank. Zheng Anping felt his eyes light up. Walking along the stream, when it gets brighter, you will arrive at the foot of Shaanxi County. We changed horses at the inn, had breakfast, and then everyone remounted their horses and headed for Hangu Pass.
After checking the festival talisman before the pass, Guan Wei transferred a leather chariot for Chen Si and Zheng Anping to ride on. The driver took the knight's festival talisman, and the knights rested their horses in Hangu Pass. It was already sunset when the car arrived at the mouth of the Weishui River. The driver arranged for Zheng Anping and his wife to have dinner at the inn, and arranged a fast boat for Zheng Anping and Chen Si to board. There were five boatmen on the boat, one playing drums and four rowing, and they set off to Xianyang overnight. The boatman asked Zheng and Chen to sleep peacefully in the cabin and would call them when they arrived. Zheng Anping and the others had not closed their eyes for two days and nights. As soon as their heads touched the cabin board, they fell into a deep sleep, even though the drums were deafening.
When the fast boat passed by the inn, it docked without anchoring. When the drum was heard, the inn had already sent five people to take over and continue rowing. After such a journey, when Zheng Anping and others woke up, the ship was already approaching Xianyang.
After a good night's sleep, Zheng Anping and Chen Si both felt refreshed. They sat on the bow of the boat and marveled at the sight of the four people rowing hard and the boat flying across the water. The morning fog on the river has not yet dispersed, and there are no other boats on the river. Only the drums of the fast boats echo on the river.
The sound of drums reached Jinkou of Weishui River, and people from the post station were already waiting at the ferry. After checking the festival talisman, the leather chariot pulled the two of them straight to Xianyang Palace. At this time, it was the time to go to court, and the Weishui Bridge was crowded with people. However, when they heard the "ordering" bell of the post car, everyone quickly moved out of the way to let the post car pass. Everyone who was evading looked at the people in the car with surprised eyes. As the car passed, everyone whispered to each other. Soon the news spread that the guest Qing Zhang Lu's disciples, Zheng Anping and Chen Si from Hu Yang who had gone there with Hu Yang, were back. Got it!
The Qin army's expedition to Yanyu has become a worry for Qin Ting in recent days. More than a month ago, Wang Ling returned with an expeditionary force of ten thousand people and reported Hu Yang's decision: Qin Yu might be a trap, and it would be insignificant for the Zhao army to defeat it, but it would be very easy to lose it. As long as the Qin army retreats, Zhao Jun will be defeated. The army could come back, and even the Korean army that occupied Shangdang was unable to control the city; Hu Yang decided to hand over the task of occupying Yanyu to South Korea and Wei, and let Wang Ling withdraw his troops as a cover, while he went down the mountain to Handan to cause trouble. Make a fuss. The King of Qin immediately issued a court meeting. In the end, Wei Ran sent people to Han and Wei to inquire respectively, and sent envoys to inquire about the King of Han and the King of Wei. The result of the inquiry was that the Han and Wei troops from the expedition had not returned yet, and the attitudes of the Han and Wei kings had not changed significantly.
A few days later, the lurking Bingcao and Gongzi Zhen sent people to send back the news: Qin troops appeared in Wu'an, but they were blocked in the valley by Zhao She's troops and could not escape. Ranghou ordered Bingcao and Gongzi Zhen to get in touch with the Qin army in Wu'an and cooperate with them in fighting. Then, except for a few people who remained lurking, the rest withdrew with Hu Yang.
Later, the soldier Cao reported that he had contacted Hu Yang's headquarters. Hu Yang wanted to imitate the story of Qi Feng and confront Zhao Jun in Wu'an, consuming Zhao Jun's money and food, and using the opportunity to kill Zhao Jun's troops. Unlike Qifeng, Wu'an has no city, the defense system is relatively complete, the population size is relatively suitable, and the mobility is not large, so it is suitable for persistent fighting; wait until all the food in Wu'an is eaten up, and then attack it. King Qin agreed with Hu Yang's decision. It has been more than twenty days since these two back and forths. Since then, there has been no news from Hu Yang. Instead, rumors from various places have continued to spread: The Qin army was severely attacked by Zhao She on the outskirts of Handan and fled in panic; recently, news came that the Qin army It seems that he fled to several cities, and the leader of the Han army, Gongzi Jiu, appeared near Anyi. There is a rumor in the world that the three Jins secretly joined forces and caused the Qin army to suffer a hidden loss. Currently, the Qin army suffered heavy casualties and was being pursued by the Zhao army, while the Wei army planned to take back Anyi with the assistance of the Han army.
These rumors affected the hearts of the people of Qin. The life and death of tens of thousands of people are related to thousands of households, making everyone panic and rumors are spreading everywhere. Although there has been little movement amid strict legal repression, the uneasiness is palpable. Unfortunately, there was no official news from the court, and the officials were helpless except for sending people to inquire about the news. Now that Hu Yang has sent people back, they naturally bring precise news. Whether it is a blessing or a curse will be revealed soon. All the Qin ministers walked to the gate of Zhangtai Palace with anxiety and uneasiness, waiting for the court meeting to begin.
However, at the beginning of the regular court meeting, Lord Jingyang came out to convey the King of Qin's order: The court meeting will be suspended for one day, and all ministers will return home. All the ministers responded in unison and exited Zhangtai Palace. Those with deacons returned to Xianyang Palace to do business. Those without deacons could normally go home, but today everyone also came to Xianyang Palace together.
The "lingling" bell rang again, and everyone ducked and saw that the people in the car were Ranghou Wei Ran and guest Qing Zhang Lu. Under the watch of everyone, the carriage passed the Wei Bridge and went straight to Xianyang Palace. Upon seeing this, the ministers also quickened their pace.
When Zheng Anping and Chen Si came to Xianyang Palace, the driver showed the festival talisman. The minister inspected the festival talisman and saw that it was the King of Qin's personal escort. He did not dare to neglect and immediately invited the two of them to a secret place at the palace gate to wait for a while. These ministers are not qualified to register the two people's entry into the palace, so they can only pass the festival talisman and wait for someone to come from above.
The waiter on duty did not dare to neglect after receiving this talisman and hurriedly came over to meet him. He didn't dare to ask questions, he just kept getting closer to the two of them, chatting with each other, just to kill time and wait for the end of the court meeting.
The waiter did not chat for too long, and the waiter immediately came to report: "Marquis Rang has returned. Please come and see me." The waiter hurriedly invited the two of them to come out and hurried to the deep palace. Marquis Rang has an office in Xianyang Palace, in a small wing next to the main hall. Usually Rang Hou is not here. He only comes here to work when he encounters very important and difficult events that need to be dealt with in a timely manner.
When they entered the court just now, everyone saw two people going directly to Xianyang Palace in a post car. Someone who knew them rumored that these two people were Zheng Anping and Chen Si. The news that Zheng Anping and Chen Si entered Xianyang spread like this.
Wei Ran was the Prime Minister of Qin who was responsible for handling all political affairs of the Qin State, and Zhang Lu was the "old superior" of Zheng Anping and Chen Si, and their lord. When they heard that the two men were back, they knew that the matter was not trivial. They hurriedly gathered with the princes of Huayang, Jingyang, Gaoling, and Wu'an, and hurried into the palace to report to the King of Qin. They all said that the return of the two sons was of great concern, and they were willing to ask one of them to immediately Return to Xianyang Palace to receive you. The King of Qin knew the importance and said, "Hu Yang sent an envoy to Xianyang. We must not ignore it. The court meeting is temporarily suspended, and the ministers will discuss the matter and report to me!" Several princes discussed it and decided that Ranghou and Zhang Lu would go to Xianyang. The two men were received in the palace. Wu'an Jun organized the army, Huayang Jun arranged the grain and fodder, and Jingyang Jun and Gaoling Jun were responsible for coordinating the internal and external affairs. The reason why Zhang Lu was specially arranged to attend the interview was that the two military envoys who came back from Gein were all Zhang Lu's disciples.
Chen Si took out a thick roll of maps from his backpack, selected a few of them, spread them out in front of the table, and explained in detail Hu Yang's journey along the way and the routes of important actions. Ranghou and Zhang Luchu were inadvertently and gradually attracted by Chen Si's statement, and unconsciously gathered in front of Chen Si's table, with their three heads tightly together. Even Zheng Anping could not see the situation in the picture, but only Neng could helplessly sit on his knees and listen to Chen Si's words. He found that Chen Si's words had a charm that penetrated into the essence. Although he himself experienced the situation, he was deeply attracted and felt a sudden enlightenment from time to time.
Chen Si talked for an hour before he finished introducing the process. Wei Ran said angrily: "If you dare to Ning Xinzhong, you will be rewarded!" He asked Chen Sidao again: "How good are the Wei and Korean armies?"
Chen Sidao said: "In the middle of the night, we led the troops down the mountain, and in public, we led the rear troops back. We sent them all to the Han and Wei armies, so we didn't hear about it."
Wei Ran said: "Zhao She suddenly left the mouth of the valley and moved to the army mountain without seeing him again?"
Chen Sidao: "I haven't seen it yet."
Wei Ran said: "The so-called Zhao She defeated the Qin army and relieved the siege of the Qin army, is this really true?"
Chen Sidao: "Our army did not engage in a battle with Zhao She. As soon as he left, he fell into the empty camp and entered Handan."
Zhang Lu said: "There are rumors that Han and Wei turned their backs on Qin to Zhao and attacked the Qin army together. Is this true?"
Chen Sidao: "Weiye! The rear army has retreated. Where are the front and middle armies? Isn't this the best thing?"
