After Ying Zheng said Zhao Tuo's name, Li Xin fell into deep thought. Li Shui also fell into deep thought.
Historically, Zhao Tuo followed Tu Sui and led hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer Baiyue. After Tu Sui died, he took charge of the entire army on his own.
However, when the world was in chaos and the six kingdoms revolted against Qin, Zhao Tuo blocked the road, stayed out of the matter, and then established himself as the king of South Vietnam.
If such a person is asked to lead troops to Chudi, isn't that like giving bananas to monkeys to look after?
At this time, Ying Zheng said calmly: "I have long wanted to conquer the Yue. Therefore, I ordered Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo to make preparations."
"Now Tu Sui is training soldiers and can't get away. I sent Zhao Tuo there, which should be enough. Although Zhao Tuo is from Zhao, he once became an alchemist and traveled around the world in search of the elixir of immortality. This man has been to hundreds of times. The land of Yue knows how to resist the miasma of smoke."
Li Xinshen nodded with approval: "I also think that this person must be the one. There are many generals in our Qin Dynasty who can conquer and fight well, but this miasma is really powerful. If the entrustment is not human, even if there are thousands of troops, it will not be able to do it." Very useful."
Ying Zheng turned to look at Li Shui: "You seem a little worried."
Li Shuiqian laughed: "Is this person reliable?"
Ying Zheng chuckled: "Zhao Tuo will not rebel against Qin. Huaiguzi, you are a little worried."
Li Shui nodded and said nothing else.
In fact, it doesn't matter even if Zhao Tuo is allowed to lead troops to Chu. The Chu land is no better than the Baiyue. The Chu land and the Central Plains are closely related, and it is impossible for them to separate themselves and stand on their own.
But now that Ying Zheng is still there and the world is stable, even if Zhao Tuo wants to stand on his own, but his prestige is not enough, his soldiers will not listen.
More importantly, Li Shui could not find a reason to stop this. Could it be that if I tell Ying Zheng clearly that I have the ability to predict the future, Zhao Tuo will rebel?
In that case, whenever there is any major event in the future, Ying Zheng will probably call Li Shui and ask him to use his ability to predict the future. If the prediction is accurate, it's okay. If the prediction is inaccurate, it may be dangerous.
So Li Shui thought for a while and said: "Since this person is reliable, there is no harm in sending him to Chu... I just ask your majesty to order him to return to Xianyang immediately after he calms down the chaos in Chu, and not to take advantage of the victory to go to Baiyang." cross."
Ying Zheng nodded: "The Baiyue is a misty land with a hot and humid climate. The soldiers have not been trained well, so I will not send them rashly."
Li Shui breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the two of them had no objections, Ying Zheng immediately ordered a young eunuch to call Zhao Tuo.
After the young eunuch left, Ying Zheng said to Li Xin again: "I also want to use the Li Ji you mentioned before."
Li Xin's eyes lit up and he asked, "What does your Majesty mean?"
Ying Zheng said: "I will give him a secret edict and send him as an envoy to Wang Jian's army. He is clearly an envoy, but secretly he wants to detect Wang Jian's movements. If something is wrong, he can immediately take out the secret edict and order the generals to lead his headquarters. Soldiers and horses, kill Wang Jian."
Ying Zheng said this and shook his head: "No, you can't. Wang Jian has worked hard and made great achievements. If he were to be killed in Chu, he would probably be criticized by the people in the world. I will bring him back to Xianyang and punish him properly."
Li Shui and Li Xin both nodded.
In this era, communications were underdeveloped. If Wang Jian really died in Chudi, there would definitely be rumors. It would be better to really take him back to Xianyang, convict him, and then kill him in public. In this way, although it seems troublesome, the benefits are actually the greatest.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and asked another eunuch to find Li Ji.
Half an hour later, Zhao Tuo arrived first.
Li Shui looked at Zhao Tuo curiously and found that the man had a simple and honest face. However, Li Shui had experienced too many things by this time and knew that it was unscientific to judge people based on their faces.
For example, Wang Laoshi seems to be an extremely honest and honest person, but if he is not restrained by his own moral standards, he may become what kind of profiteer he is.
After Zhao Tuo came in, he seemed a little nervous. Although his official position is not small, it is not enough compared with important ministers such as Li Xin and Li Shui. Not to mention the honor of being received by Ying Zheng outside the political hall.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Sit down."
Zhao Tuo looked at Li Shui and Li Xin who were sitting still, and sat down cautiously.
Ying Zheng said: "I will give you three thousand troops and order you to go to Chu Land immediately. After you enter Chu Land, do not make any noise, do not disturb the people, and do not disturb the officials. It is best not to let others know your existence."
Zhao Tuo was stunned: "Your Majesty wants me to sneak into Chu Di?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "After you sneaked into Chu, you immediately sent out spies to inquire about Xiang Liang. If you can't find out, your army will always lie dormant. Once there is information, I want you to work day and night to annihilate him."
Zhao Tuo responded solemnly.
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Go, go immediately."
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment: "Go immediately."
Ying Zheng hummed, "We can't waste even a moment."
Zhao Tuo could only retreat, quickly walked out of the palace gate, got on his horse, and headed south with three thousand people. He didn't even return home, let alone say goodbye to his family.
Zhao Tuo wanted to leave tomorrow, but he did not have the guts to disobey the emperor's order.
On the way, Zhao Tuo was puzzled: He would attack after hearing the news about Xiang Liang? But... isn't there General Wang Jian's 100,000-strong army in Chu? What use can my three thousand people do? In addition, wasn't Xiang Liang defeated? It is said that he escaped from the prison cage alone and was in a very embarrassing state. How could such a person make any noise?
Zhao Tuo was a little worried. Will he take these three thousand people and hibernate in the Chu region forever, unable to return home?
However, Zhao Tuo did not have the guts to question Ying Zheng's decision: Whatever the emperor asked me to do, I will do it.
So he whipped the horse under his crotch, led the soldiers behind him, and ran towards Chudi at a faster speed.
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In Ying Zheng's study, Li Shui and Li Xin sat there in silence.
Ying Zheng didn't tell Zhao Tu the truth just now, but Li Shui and Li Xin could actually understand. The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. If more people know about it, it may spread to Wang Jian's ears. By then, the situation will become even more difficult to deal with.
Zhao Tuo is a good general, and with three thousand troops, he can be considered a considerable force. Xiang Liang had just been defeated. Even with Wang Jian's help, the hastily assembled bandit army was definitely no match for Zhao Tuo.
Ying Zheng's orders were brilliant. If Xiang Liang dared to rebel, he would be quickly extinguished. If Xiang Liang had not rebelled, Zhao Tuo would not have appeared and Wang Jian would not have been alerted.
It can be said that Zhao Tuo was sent there by Ying Zheng to deal with Xiang Liang. As for Li Ji, it was to deal with Wang Jian.
At this time, the young eunuch came out of breath and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I have searched a lot and asked everywhere, and finally found Mr. Li in the Shangjun Courtyard where the immortal was banished."
Li Shui was a little puzzled: "He is in my Shangjun Courtyard? Why didn't I know?"
Li Xin was also puzzled: "Is he still in Shangjun Courtyard?"
Li Shui stared at Li Xin blankly: "Are you still here?"
Li Xin laughed dryly: "Last time your Shangjun Academy started, didn't I send Li Ji there? I haven't seen anyone for so many days. I thought he had gone back to my brother's house, but I didn't expect that he was still in the academy. .This kid is really thirsty for knowledge."
Li Shui almost collapsed: "You are thirsty for knowledge, just to eat my food."
Other scholars fled the academy every day as if fleeing for their lives, returned to their homes, and complained about Huaiguzi to their parents. This Li Ji was lucky. After entering Shangjun Courtyard, he never came out again.
Soon, Li Ji was brought up.
When Li Xin looked at Li Ji, he immediately became happy: "I haven't seen you for dozens of days. I'm afraid to recognize you."
Li Shui said faintly, "I can't even recognize him."
Li Ji is now much fatter than when he first went there. After all, the food there is so good.
He smiled at Li Shui and Li Xin, and then saluted Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction. This Li Ji is tall and thick, fat and strong. He really looks like a warrior.
Ying Zheng said: "I would like to appoint you as an envoy and send you to Wang Jian's camp. Are you willing?"
Li Ji smiled: "I can't get what I asked for."
Ying Zheng said: "This trip is not as simple as an envoy. When you arrive, you will act as an envoy on the surface, but secretly you will find out whether Wang Jian and Xiang Liang are colluding."
Li Ji was startled: "Is Wang Jian colluding with Xiang Liang?"
Ying Zheng pointed at Li Xin and Li Shui: "It's their speculation."
Li Ji was speechless when he heard this: You are so courageous, can you say such things casually?
Ying Zheng continued: "If these two people are colluding, you have to find evidence and bring it back to Xianyang. I will also give you a secret edict. You can show it to several generals. These generals will cooperate with you and find a way to make Wang Jian's commander Return to the court. When he arrives in Xianyang, I will use your evidence to punish Wang Jian and tell the world."
"This trip is very dangerous. If you are discovered by Wang Jian, your life will be in danger immediately. Do you dare to go?"
Li Ji smiled: "Why don't you dare?"
Ying Zheng nodded and praised: "Okay."
Then, he folded a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Li Ji: "You must hide this secret edict safely with you."
Li Ji nodded: "I understand."
Ying Zheng waved his hand: "Let's set off immediately, don't delay, go ahead."
Li Ji responded and turned to leave. Li Shui couldn't help shouting: "Wait a minute."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui: "What?"
Li Shuigan laughed: "Li Ji, after all, he is my nephew. Blood is thicker than water. He is about to travel far away. I am a little worried, so I will teach him some tricks and let him complete the mission and come back as soon as possible."
Li Xin listened at a loss: "Blood is thicker than water? Are you related to him?"
Li Shui said to Li Ji: "In addition to observing Wang Jian's correspondence, the most important thing when searching for a mission is to observe Wang Heng beside Wang Jian. We must find out who Wang Heng sent out and what these people did. . If Wang Jian really had contact with Xiang Liang, he would probably contact the rebels through Wang Heng."
Li Ji nodded in agreement.
Li Shui thought for a while and then said: "Song Liu was captured before, and he should be Wang Jian's man. If he is still alive, try to save his life. This person is an important witness."
Li Ji agreed again.
Li Shui said: "Go, I have no other instructions."
Li Ji bowed and left quickly.
Ying Zheng walked out of the study slowly, looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and said lightly: "The Wang family has been a general for three generations and has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty. I can't bear to kill him. However, if this person really has the intention to rebel against Qin, I can only endure the pain and get rid of this trouble."
He sighed with emotion and said to Li Xin and Li Shui: "You should also step back."
Li Shui and Li Xin bowed, said goodbye and left.
On the way out of the palace, Li Shui said with emotion: "Your Majesty is truly the emperor of the ages. Today's matter was arranged in an orderly manner. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. There is no leakage. I admire you, I admire you."
Li Xin stared at him for a while, and then said doubtfully: "When you said this, your tone was really familiar. Are you... flattering His Majesty?"
Li Shui said calmly: "Yes."
Li Xin looked around blankly: "However, His Majesty is not here. There are no eunuchs or maids around. What you just said could not reach His Majesty's ears. Isn't this a waste of time?"
Li Shui said: "This is the highest level of flattery. Whether your Majesty is present or not, my tone is the same. Only in this way can everything be guaranteed."
Li Xin praised: "Brilliant."
Li Shui chuckled. He laughed twice and suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh, there is an important person, I forgot."
Li Xin said: "Who is it?"
Li Shui said: "Xiang Yu. A few days ago, Jing Fu once said that Xiang Yu has most likely arrived in Xianyang City. Xiang Yu is the person closest to Xiang Liang. If Xiang Liang colludes with Wang Jian, Xiang Yu must know about it. If If we can find Xiang Yu, we may be able to get evidence."
Li Xin said: "I immediately ordered people to seal the city gate and count the population according to their household registration. Anyone who came to Xianyang City in recent days will be investigated."
Li Shui shook his head: "No, if there is too much movement, it will scare the snake. Xiang Yu has fled long ago. Now we must stay still. I will go back to Jing Sui and ask him to walk around Xiang Chao more. When Xiang Yu is found out, The exact location, we will take action.”
Li Xin nodded.
Li Shui touched his chin: "That's weird. Where did this feather hide?"
Li Xin found Li Shui standing at the entrance of the palace, refusing to go any further. He asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to leave the palace?"
Li Shui said: "I just remembered something. Xiang Yu came to Xianyang City to assassinate me. It is too dangerous for me to go out now. I'd better hide in the palace for a few days."
Li Xin looked contemptuous: "If you leave the palace and attract Xiang Yu to assassinate you, wouldn't that be just right? You can easily find him."
Li Shuigan laughed: "What if he succeeds in the assassination? It doesn't matter if I die, but what if I delay His Majesty's elixir?"
Li Xin waved his hand: "That's all, just stay here. I'll go find Jing Fu and let him think of a solution."
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At the same time, Xiang Yu was carrying goods with his sons sweating profusely. They were panting in the back alley of Banished Immortal Tower.
The descendants of the Xiang family asked with a grimace: "General Yu, how long will we have to stay here? Why hasn't Shopkeeper Wang recommended us to Shangjun Courtyard?"
Xiang Yu took a deep breath and said in a rough voice: "Calm down and wait."
He persuaded others to wait, but in fact he was very anxious in his heart: Wang Laoshi had already gone to Beidi County, but there was still no movement from Huaiguzi. Was he forgotten? How can I enter Shangjun Villa?
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In Shangjun Courtyard, Xiang Xian held an empty bowl in his hand and squatted next to the cauldron, looking at the scholars who were devouring food: "Does everyone in Shangjun Courtyard eat like this?"
No one paid any attention to him, everyone was busy.
Tietou, who was in charge of cooking, patted his shoulder sympathetically.
Xiang Xian said: "I want to go out."
Tietou said: "Don't worry, when the banished immortal comes back, I will let you out naturally. Without the order of banished immortal, you can feel free to be a guest here."
Xiang Xian touched his growling stomach: "It's so late, will the banished immortal come back? Could it be that he has forgotten me?" ntent
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
