The messenger is ready to go back with the dung money.
But Zhao Tuo kept dawdling, looking for various reasons.
One moment it was said that Dung Jin had not drunk yet, the other moment it was said that Dung Jin had not changed his clothes, and the next moment he wanted to see if the messenger's documents were complete.
The messenger was not an idiot. He vaguely felt that Zhao Tuo seemed to be delaying time.
The long nights and many dreams may cause problems.
The messenger was even more anxious to leave.
At this time, Zhao Tuo's confidants came over with the ten people. Then he nodded slightly towards Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo was very happy.
The messenger happened to be next to him and said: "General Zhao, I think you are well prepared. Let's leave now."
Zhao Tuo nodded: "Of course."
The messenger breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to fetch the horse.
Zhao Tuo suddenly said again: "But... Qin's laws are strict, and I have always treated everyone equally. Now the army is carrying heavy baggage and marching hard in the mountains of Chong'an, but Dung Jin is alone on the road easily. It seems a bit inappropriate. Ah. If the morale of the army fluctuates, that will be a big deal."
The messenger stared at Zhao Tuo doubtfully, thinking: Could this man have lost his memory? Hasn't this issue been discussed just now?
As he was about to leave, the messenger didn't want to cause trouble, so he smiled slightly and said patiently: "I'm afraid General Zhao has forgotten that I have already mentioned these two things just now."
"Qin's law is indeed strict, but all the consequences of this matter will be borne by the Immortal. Since the Immortal is thousands of miles away, there must be a reason for me to take this person away. In the future, the Immortal will be able to explain clearly even in front of His Majesty. "
Zhao Tuo sneered in his heart: Yes, Huaiguzi is eloquent and shameless. When in front of His Majesty, everything that is black can be said to be white. Everyone in the court in Xianyang City has learned this lesson.
The messenger added: "As for Dungjin taking the first step, will the other soldiers be dissatisfied? This...hey, didn't we ask just now? The whole army seems to be very supportive."
Zhao Tuo pretended to be confused: "Really? Have you asked the soldiers already?"
He looked back at his confidants: "Have you asked?"
The confidant said firmly: "No."
Zhao Tuo looked at the messenger again: "Did you remember it wrong?"
The messenger was also a little confused: Am I hallucinating?
Zhao Tuo waved his hand: "That's all, I'll ask again. Anyway, it won't delay anything."
Without waiting for the messenger to answer, he looked at the soldiers below and said loudly: "You guys, are you willing to let Dung Jin go first?"
The other sergeants did not speak. The ten men brought by their confidants seized the opportunity and shouted loudly: "We don't want to."
The messenger's heart sank suddenly.
Zhao Tuo looked at the ten people with a smile.
This smile gave them courage. The ten men all saluted Zhao Tuo: "According to the law of Qin, those who escape before the battle will be beheaded. Please ask the general to cut off the dung gold to rectify the law."
Dung Jin trembled in fright: You are so good, why do you want to kill me?
Among the three thousand men and horses lined up below, some people had been favored by Dung Gold and said one after another: "We are willing to let Dung Gold go first."
But Zhao Tuo's confidants stood up and said sternly: "Are you willing to let Dung Jin escape from the battlefield? Are you going to be an accomplice?"
As soon as these words came out, those people were afraid.
Zhao Tuo smiled and said to the messenger: "Look, all the soldiers in the army do not agree."
The messenger frowned: "There are only about ten people who refuse to agree."
Zhao Tuo said quietly: "Maybe there are more people who don't agree, but they are afraid of the power of banishing immortals and dare not speak out?"
"If you take away the dung money, I'm afraid the morale of the army will change."
Now the messenger understands everything, this guy did it on purpose.
He deliberately left the dung money, so naturally he had no good intentions. If I leave without the dung gold today, 80% of the dung gold will not survive to return to Xianyang City.
Although Tian Weng didn't plan to see the lively Dung Jin, he would be satisfied as long as he saw the corpse returning home.
But Dung Jin was still alive when he came, so he couldn't just bring back a corpse.
So the envoy took a deep breath and asked Zhao Tuo sincerely: "General Zhao, what do you want? As long as I can do it, I will do it. I just ask you to let me take this person away."
Zhao Tuo sneered: "You, a servant of Shangjun Courtyard, can help me?"
Zhao Tuo became angry and shouted loudly: "Shangjun Courtyard is amazing. What my three thousand troops and horses couldn't do, hundreds of you sailors can do it."
"It's good now. A little servant wants to help me, a general?"
"Shangjun Villa, what a great statement. Shangjun Villa is full of talented people."
Zhao Tuo thought of the humiliation he had suffered and the letter that Li Si had scolded him in. All the old and new grudges broke out.
He pressed forward step by step, pointed at the messenger and said sternly: "So what if you banish an immortal? Can you banish an immortal and order me?"
Zhao Tuo turned around fiercely, looked at the three thousand troops, and shouted loudly: "You guys, are you willing to let Dung Jin go?"
The soldiers were all trembling with fear. No one is a fool. Seeing Zhao Tuo getting angry, who dares to respond? I will find an excuse to deal with you later, and there will be no place to cry.
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Tuo slowly turned around and looked at the messenger coldly: "Look, sergeants in the army, don't allow dung money to go back."
By this time, Zhao Tuo didn't even bother to cover up.
Anyway, the temper has been lost and the hostility has been clearly revealed. Let love be what it is.
The messenger was a little anxious, seeing that the dung gold could not be taken away. Not only could it not be taken away, but it also caused him to be killed.
The messenger gritted his teeth and said sharply: "General Zhao, are you deliberately embarrassing the banished immortal?"
The banished immortal held a high and powerful position in Xianyang City. The messenger expected that Zhao Tuo would not dare to publicly embarrass the banished immortal. So he asked this sharply, hoping to make Zhao Tuo give in.
To be honest, Zhao Tuo also felt that things were a bit out of control today.
He originally just wanted to disgust Huaiguzi, but he didn't leave any clues, and was able to escape unscathed in the end.
But the humiliation over the past few months made him unable to hold back and got angry directly at the messenger.
If the messenger gives in, forget it. Huaiguzi would be unhappy at most, but it probably wouldn't be anything bad.
After all, the messenger is just a craftsman from Shangjun Courtyard and has no official position. It's not a big deal to be a little wronged here by Zhao Tuo.
It happened that the messenger moved out the locust millet. Raising the matter to a level that would embarrass Huaiguzi.
Should you accept this or not?
Insisting on keeping the dung money is tantamount to quarreling with Huaiguzi. But if you let Dung Jin go, where will your face go in front of everyone?
Zhao Tuo thought for a few seconds and immediately decided: This shit gold can't leave.
Even if it's not for his own face, he can't let Dung Jin go.
His backer is Li Si, not Huai Guzi.
If you don't give in today, Li Si will definitely praise you.
Although Li Si would be unhappy if he gave in today, Huaiguzi would not regard him as one of his own.
The grass on both sides of the wall will not end well.
So Zhao Tuo chuckled: "I don't want to embarrass the immortal. It's just a matter of state law. Unless His Majesty personally comes to order, otherwise, hehe..."
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Tuo turned around and said to his confidants: "Put down the dung money and immediately..."
The messenger became anxious and shouted loudly: "Dung Jin has never escaped from battle. I want to take him back. General Zhao cannot kill Dung Jin."
Zhao Tuo thought for a while and said calmly: "This makes sense. Come here, keep a close eye on Dung Jin to prevent him from escaping. We will talk about it after I have found out."
The messenger bowed his hand to Zhao Tuo and turned to leave.
He wanted to report back to Xianyang City.
But Zhao Tuo waved his hand, and two people stopped the messenger.
The messenger's heart sank, and he slowly turned around and looked at Zhao Tuo: "General Zhao, what does this mean?"
Since you have offended Huaiguzi, let's offend him to death. Zhao Tuo had already planned to do nothing without rest.
He did not pay attention to the messenger, but said to his confidants: "Lock up this person as well and interrogate him in detail to find out who he is. Did Dungjin bribe the thieves in order to escape from military service. He pretended to be an immortal. Messenger, come and ask for someone from me.”
Two Qin soldiers came over and tied up the messenger.
The messengers looked at Zhao Tuo angrily, and then were taken away.
After the messenger and Dungjin were locked up, his confidants asked Zhao Tuo in a low voice: "General, what should we do now?"
Zhao Tuo thought for a while and ordered him: "Xiao Yu, generals, tell me that this messenger came from nowhere and claims to be a person who banished immortals. He is asking for someone."
"So I will keep him until the investigation is clear."
"By the way, let's see if this dung gold is a rebel lurking in the army. Are his accomplices coming to save people."
The confidant thought for a while and then said: "Should we send one or two people to Xianyang City to inform the banished immortal?"
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "Of course we have to send someone. But just send someone to inform Mr. Tingwei. As for Huaiguzi, I have no contact with him, so there is no need to disturb him."
The confidant responded and went to choose the person to report the news. The messenger rode a fast horse and headed towards Xianyang City as quickly as possible.
In the next few days, Zhao Tuo's army continued to move north.
On the way, a confidant once asked Zhao Tuo if he wanted to torture Dung Jin, and it would be best to get some confession.
But Zhao Tuo refused.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Dung Jin couldn't be a rebel. Even though he was tortured, he couldn't get what he wanted.
Of course, Zhao Tuo didn't mind being tortured. He just wanted to get Li Si's approval before torturing him. In that case, with a big shot like Lord Tingwei on his front, he wouldn't have to worry about doing things.
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More than ten days later, the messenger arrived at Li Si's residence, dripping with sweat.
After Li Si read the letter, he thought for a moment and then smiled.
The last time in the court, Li Si was rendered speechless by Li Shui. He was really embarrassed.
Although he later wrote a letter and scolded Zhao Tuo severely, the anger in Li Si's heart had not yet come out.
Unexpectedly, there would be a good opportunity so soon to disgust Huaiguzi.
Thinking of this, Li Si said to the messenger: "Go back and tell Zhao Tuo, and tell him that it is my intention. Let him interrogate the so-called messenger and the dung money in detail, and make sure to find out whether they are rebels. "
"As for Huaiguzi, I have my own official to tell him, so he doesn't have to worry."
The messenger responded and rode away again on his fast horse.
Li Si stood up, walked slowly into the yard, and said to the housekeeper: "Get the car ready and go to Shang Jun's Courtyard."
In the car, Li Si closed his eyes and rested, thinking about how to make this small matter bigger.
Using this excuse to sue Huaiguzi for interfering in military affairs?
Huaiguzi is so eloquent that I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat him.
Let the messenger and Dungjin summon something to cause some trouble for Huaiguzi?
But if it is fake, it will always be investigated clearly, and it may not be able to harm Huai Guzi.
Li Si sighed: "It's a bargain on Huaiguzi. I finally caught two people, but I just made him feel disgusted. However, maybe Zhao Tuo can really interrogate something, who knows."
Li Si was thinking wildly all the way, and then he arrived at the gate of Shangjun Courtyard.
Li Si happily paid 100,000 yuan and went in.
In Shangjun's courtyard, Li Shui was drinking with Li Xin.
The two men drank and complained.
Li Xin said: "It makes no sense. His Majesty actually issued an order prohibiting us from visiting the Prime Minister."
Li Shui frowned: "Did someone say bad things about us behind our back? It's so good, why don't you let us see the Prime Minister?"
Li Xin said: "I still can't figure out the reason. We had a good chat with the Prime Minister last time."
Li Shui also said: "Yes. That day I saw that the Prime Minister's face was rosy, from his forehead to his neck, and he looked very good. Although he fainted later, it is none of our business."
Li Xin echoed: "Yes, we have always listened to what he said, and we have never made him angry. What does it have to do with us that he is angry and angry?"
Li Si heard this at the door and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: These two guys almost made Wang Wan angry to death last time. Do you still feel innocent now?
At this time, a craftsman came in to report.
Li Shui and Li Xin hurriedly came out and invited Li Si to have a drink with them.
Li Si said calmly: "No need. I'm here to tell you something. A few days ago, Zhao Tuo caught two people in the south. They were acting suspiciously and seemed to be rebels. These two rebels also claimed to be your people. They were sent from your Shangjun Courtyard. I came here specifically to ask if this is the case."
Li Shui immediately denied: "How can this happen? I am loyal to Your Majesty, to the court, and to the Qin Dynasty. The sun and the moon can teach me."
Li Si nodded: "I naturally believe the words of banishing immortals. In this case, I will send someone to inform Zhao Tuo and ask him to interrogate these two people to see where they come from."
Li Shui said: "We must interrogate to see who is so bold as to tarnish my innocence."
Li Si left with satisfaction.
Li Xin crossed his arms and said to Li Shui: "There is actually a rebel who claims to be one of yours."
Li Shui also crossed his arms: "It's really ridiculous. Who doesn't know that I killed several groups of rebels in just one year? It's ridiculous to claim that I sent them out."
