Zhao Gao glared at the soldiers, but the soldiers were speechless.
In fact, even Zhao Gao himself knew that he was just venting his anger.
He is the official of the CRRC, and the official of the CRRC is in charge of the public affairs. To put it bluntly, he is the driver and groom of the First Emperor.
As for his understanding of criminal law, he only existed as an advisor to people like the First Emperor and others, and had no real power in criminal law.
And the reason why he was able to seize Li Si's handle and even get in touch with various people was because of his plan.
There is a saying that is actually true. There are all kinds of talents in the Hidden Palace.
After all, the First Emperor valued Legalism, despised all other schools of thought, and hated political strategists.
The reason is naturally that Qin was the most powerful country during the Warring States Period, and it was aggressive. Politicians came and went, all of them were enemies of Qin.
For example, the famous He Zong Lian Heng. Hezonglianheng was a diplomatic concept proposed by a group of political strategists, or careerists, headed by Su Qin, Zhang Yi, and Gongsun Yan, and became very popular in the late Warring States period.
Of course, it goes without saying that Hezong was the six countries joining forces to resist the powerful Qin, which was called Hezong. Therefore, Su Qin admired the seal of the six countries.
The key is Lian Heng. Everyone thinks that Lian Heng is for the benefit of Qin, but in fact it is not.
Lian Heng was proposed by Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi's original intention of Lian Heng was for small countries to take advantage of the opportunity of forming alliances with powerful countries to attack other small countries, take the opportunity to annex land, and increase their own strength. During the Warring States Period, there were two powerful states, one was Qin and the other was Chu.
Lian Heng jumped between these two countries and waited for a price. This is the origin of "Chao Qin Mu Chu".
Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan and others were originally one. In the late Warring States period, various countries attacked. To put it bluntly, it was these three people who stirred up the storm. First, he united with Zong to curb Qin's expansion, and then used Lian Heng to break the alliance. What he did was only for personal gain.
Therefore, the First Emperor deeply hated the political leaders, saying that the political leaders were the source of troubled times, and he set out to clean them up. Therefore, most of the prominent political strategists during the Warring States period ended up in hidden palaces.
Politicians are good at planning and can guess people's hearts. They completely forget about justice and do not hesitate to mess up the world for their own selfish interests. Being locked up in a hidden palace is like raising a poison.
Zhao Gao has been able to live in the hidden palace for many years, so he is naturally a leader in this field.
To put it bluntly, his strategy this time was still to unite a group of people with a common interest and exert their efforts everywhere. The purpose was to pull Fusu Mengtian down and let Hu Hai take over.
However, this is easier said than done. Apart from anything else, it took a lot of effort to make Li Chao the leader of the Weiwei Army.
Li Chao is the queen of the famous generals, and although the Li family is declining, it was once a home where bells and pans rang and food was eaten, and a hundred-footed insect could die without stiffness. Among other things, there were many generals in the Qin army who had served under Li Xin, and there were also Li's allies in the court.
This is true for Li, and even more so for Wang. At that time, the so-called country was still clearly a union of families. Even the emperor was only the most powerful of each family, and was far less divine than later generations.
Therefore, the so-called struggle for power, or even the struggle for big position, is still essentially a family war. The invincible Qin army is actually composed of armed forces similar to the family's private soldiers.
Zhao Gao worked hard and planned day and night. Essentially, he wanted to use Hu Hai's name to gather more powerful military forces to fight against Fusu and Mengtian.
But now, he is close to success!
The reason why Wei Wei Jie became one of the Nine Qings was because the previous Wei Wei participated in Lao Ai's rebellion. Therefore, the First Emperor used a slave as the ninth minister, so that the nobles refused to associate with slaves, so as to ensure Jie's loyalty.
However, Jie is more loyal than capable, and is old and needs to be replaced. If Li Chao can be made to follow Hu Hai in slaying the dragon, and he also has military training on weekdays, and he is the son of Li Xin, it is logical to succeed Jie in command of the Weiwei Army.
This is difficult to plan. The Weiwei army was the personal army of the First Emperor, and no one could interfere. How to enable Li Chao to play is the big problem.
Zhao Gao personally recommended this. Although the First Emperor agreed to his request, Zhao Gao knew that the First Emperor was suspicious and would be wary of him interfering with the Wei army at this time.
As for killing evil spirits, it's really not worth mentioning.
I never expected that a big problem would occur in the most unlikely place!
Li Chao was personally recommended by Zhao Gao, and he was so confident that he couldn't bear to bury the famous general. If not, it would be impossible to win over Li's heart and make her willing to be used by Zhao Gao.
This move also bound Zhao Gao and Li Chao together. If Li Chao performed meritorious service, Zhao Gao would naturally recommend him for meritorious service. Li Chao made a mistake, and Zhao Gao was equally guilty.
As a result, this peerless general who Zhao Gao boasted at the time as if the Qin Dynasty would overthrow if he didn't use it, actually got lost on the Langya Platform!
Langyatai!
An earth platform that is no more than seven miles wide and less than a hundred feet high, with an unobstructed view!
How to get lost?
How dare you get lost?
Moreover, if you get lost, you will get lost. What does it mean to enter the car?
As the commander of the Central Vehicle Administration, Zhao Gao naturally knew that if the military vehicle turned at a large angle, it would be easy for the wheels to fall off.
And turning around is more dangerous than turning around.
The military vehicle is heavy. Although it is not large in size, in order to cope with bumps and impacts, the whole body is made of large wood. If the wheel falls off and the vehicle overturns, the soldiers on the vehicle will be injured.
Moreover, chariots have special significance in battle formations. The direct formation of pure cavalry units has only been a thing in recent years. In the past, it was called the number of chariots in terms of troop strength!
Therefore, the loss of military vehicles is more serious than the loss of soldiers!
This is the reason why Zhao Gao was so angry.
You don't need to ask him to know that entering the vehicle will definitely cause damage to the vehicle.
If the chariot is damaged, some of the chariots and infantry will be injured.
This means that before he even got to Jiao, Li Chao had already lost his troops!
To be honest, if Li Chao failed to kill the dragon in this trip, Zhao Gao would accept it.
After all, the failure to kill the dragon shows that the dragon has supernatural powers and is not a crime of war. Li Chao may be imprisoned, but at least Zhao Gao's recommendation is correct.
But why are you lost?
What does "Enter" mean?
If the First Emperor knew about this, he would definitely ask about it.
Er Zhaogao recommended a general who could get lost even if he went to Langyatai. This man was not even seen by Jiao, and he had already lost his troops and generals.
But you praise him as a peerless general. What does this mean?
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Gao suppressed the absurdity and anger in his heart.
There is still room for redemption in this matter!
Five days ago, the First Emperor had already started fasting and praying in his palace to prepare for the sacrifice to heaven.
There are still five days of fasting and prayer. During these five days, he will neither deal with state affairs nor meet with foreign ministers!
Even if there are some twists and turns in the process of beheading the dragon, what you hear at this moment is completely different from what you hear five days later!
It is said that times have changed, and as long as the evil spirits are killed, the First Emperor's mind is on offering sacrifices to heaven, so how can he ask too much about what happened during the process of killing the dragon?
Shaking his sleeves, Zhao Gao straightened his clothes and moved his toes again.
My toes were in excruciating pain. It was obvious that I had just kicked them on the copper basin and broken them.
He endured the pain, a calm smile appeared on his face again, and he said apologetically to Li Si: "I'm slightly out of character, don't blame me Ting Wei."
Li Si had already taken off his dark clothes, and while signaling his servants to bring him dry clothes, he glanced at Zhao Gao lightly and sneered secretly in his heart.
He obeyed Zhao Gao just because he had the handle in the hands of Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, and was not of the same mind as Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao was a member of Xing Yu, and although he was the son of Jiu Qing, Zhao Gao's grandfather was only an ordinary noble family in the Zhao Kingdom, and his background was actually very low.
In this way, it is normal for the upbringing to be worrying.
However, although he was slandering in his heart, Li Si didn't show any of it on his face. He said nonchalantly: "The CRRC Mansion Order only cares about it and it will lead to chaos!"
"I never thought that the son of Da Changxin would be so unbearable, he could be said to be second best on paper!" Zhao Gao had a wry smile on his face.
"Maybe there's something fishy about this fog." Li Si was really considerate at this time.
Zhao Gao, on the other hand, felt a slight movement in his heart: "I don't know the soldiers, so I dare to ask the imperial officer for advice. How should we deal with the army when it gets lost in the fog?"
What he told was the truth, even though he studied as a politician, and in order to please the First Emperor, he also studied Legalism assiduously. However, he really knew only a little about military affairs.
But Li Si was different. Although he was not a military strategist, he was still the hero who unified the six countries and knew a lot about military affairs.
"It's a trivial matter." It was rare for Zhao Gao to be so humble. Li Si touched his black beard with a smile on his face, "Has the official of Zhongche Mansion forgotten that there is Sinan in the army?"
Zhao Gao stroked his forehead, feeling slightly ashamed.
"If I care, there will be chaos!"
He turned his head, looked in the direction of Langyatai, and said with murderous intent: "I hope the son of Da Changxin knows how to identify Si Nan!"
…
Li Chao didn't know that he was already a complete fool in Zhao Gao's heart at this time.
Just like Hu Hai looking at him at this time.
Of course, saying I don’t know is actually not very accurate. It should be said that he no longer dared to think about it at this time and had no time to think about it.
At this moment, his whole body couldn't help but tremble, and he felt a chill in his heart as he looked at a hazy tree in front of him.
This tree was so familiar to him that it was even engraved in his heart.
It is a crooked neck tree.
"Why is this tree here?" he said in a voiceless voice.
He remembered clearly that he entered the mountain road from the west side of Langyatai, and then walked eastward.
The Crooked Neck Tree is located on the outside of the mountain road, or on the right side of the road, on his right.
Then he turned around and was walking on the left side of the road. His right hand side became the inside of the mountain road and his left hand was the outside of the mountain road.
In other words, the Crooked Neck Tree was already on his left. If we are talking about the direction, it is the south.
However, at this time, the Crooked Neck Tree appeared upright on the inside of the mountain road, where the Royal Road was originally located!
What exactly is going on?
Could it be said that this tree has legs and can walk?
But maybe the tree is a spirit with legs and can walk.
Could it be that Yudao also has legs and can walk?
Langyatai also has legs and can walk?
This side was originally the inside of the mountain road, and also the side of the third-layer earth platform.
Now even the earth platform is gone!
Li Chao was stunned on the spot. How could such a miraculous thing happen in the world?
"Captain Lieutenant!"
A voice suddenly sounded, but it was Hu Hai.
He had already noticed something was wrong at this time. After all, this crooked-neck tree was so distinctive that it had appeared several times in a short period of time.
He looked at Li Chao with sharp eyes and spoke firmly.
"This must be done, as a deceiver!"
Li Chao was suddenly startled.
A ghost?
Ghost hitting the wall?
The theory of ghosts and gods has already emerged in the Shang Dynasty. The earliest ghost character is a pictographic character, which is the image of a little man kneeling with the head of Tian character on his head.
The word Tian represents Nuo, which is a mask. Therefore, the earliest word for ghost refers to those people who wear masks and kneel to worship, which is a metaphor for the dead.
By the time of the Qin Dynasty, the theory of ghosts and gods was already extremely mature. There is a "Rishu" from time to time, which combines the good and bad events of the astronomical calendar with all daily activities, including weddings, funerals, getting married, traveling, etc.
It's just that there are "Sunshu" in various places, many and miscellaneous, all written by shamans from various countries. No one dares to say that he has read all "Sunshu".
However, Li Chao, the lost ghost, knew it because it came from "Jie Jiu". "Jie Jiu" is a book dedicated to introducing ghosts. These days, every noble family has a copy.
The mysterious ghost comes from this book, and it is also the ghost that Li Chao is most familiar with. This ghost makes people lose their way. Scouts in the army often encounter this ghost and are trapped in a certain place, unable to get out no matter what.
"Zuo Zhuan" says that in the fifteenth year of Lu Xuangong, the Qin army attacked Jin. Jin general Wei Ke and Qin general Du Hui fought against the Fu family. The two generals fought hard and were inseparable.
Du Hui was a famous strongman. Seeing that Wei Ke was about to lose, Du Hui suddenly became unstable and fell. Wei Ke took the opportunity to capture Du Hui alive, and the Qin army was defeated.
That night an old man came into Wei Ke's dream and said that he was the father of Wei Wuzi's concubine. Wei Wuzi was the father of Wei Ke. When nobles died, they had to be buried with their concubines. However, after Wei Wuzi died, Wei Ke remarried his concubine.
Therefore, although the concubine's father has died as a ghost, he still tied up grass to trap Du Hui and helped Wei Ke win as a reward.
This is the origin of knotting grass in "Knotting Grass Ring". The old man is what is called a lost ghost. If it stumbles over a horse's hooves, it will form a knot in the grass. If it traps a person, it will form a knot in the wall.
That is to say, ghosts hit the wall.
As a general in charge of the army, Li Chao is naturally familiar with the so-called ghosts and walls. However, is it possible?
He looked around subconsciously. At this time, the surroundings were completely white and he couldn't see anything clearly. Including the sun in the sky, it is also hidden in the fog.
However, no matter how clearly he could see, he knew that he was in Langyatai at this time!
Langyatai is a place of gods. The gods are yang and the ghosts are yin. When ghosts see gods, it is like white snow seeing the scorching sun.
What kind of ghost dares to run rampant in such a land of gods?
Moreover, ghost wall-breaking only occurs at night, and can only occur in places where the sun is not visible, such as woods, caves and other places. Otherwise, with the ability of scouts in the army, whether it is observing the sun, stars, or the surrounding mountains, rivers and swamps, they can determine the direction and easily get out of trouble.
When the sky is clear and the sun is bright, are there any ghosts?
However, Hu Hai's words reminded Li Chao, and he patted the iron helmet again in frustration.
I haven't been to the battlefield for a long time, so I'm slacking off!
Although he was the Cavalry Commander of the Guard Army and commanded a section of the most powerful army in the world, the Guard Army had never had a chance to fight.
Although Li Chao drills non-stop every day, the drills are different from those on the battlefield. The drills are controllable, but on the battlefield, any accident may happen!
Therefore, at this moment, when he was facing confusion, he couldn't even remember the magical weapon in the army!
"The partial general is very knowledgeable, please don't wait for me!"
"Where is the scout!" He ignored Hu Hai and gave a perfunctory compliment, then turned around and roared.
The sound of horse hooves sounded, showing a sense of caution. It was obvious that the scouts had been blocked by the thick fog at this time and could only follow the sound.
"He's here!" Following a few voices, three or four horses cautiously emerged from the fog. The soaked scouts jumped off their horses, preparing to salute Li Chao.
"No need to bow down!" Li Chao waved his hand fiercely and looked at one of them: "Bring Si Nan!"
It is the scout's job to identify the direction of the army, so scouts will carry things like Sinan with them.
Several scouts quickly took off a cowhide bag hanging from their waists. Li Chao didn't bother to wait, so he grabbed the cowhide bag from one of them and opened it casually.
Inside the cowhide bag were some maps, dry food, command arrows and other items. Li Chao took out a copper plate and a stone spoon from the bag.
The copper plate was carefully placed on the shaft of the car. The copper plate was polished very brightly. If it had not turned black, it would have been used as a mirror.
The stone spoon was also completely black. Li Chao gently placed the spoon in the center of the copper plate, turned the handle of the spoon slightly, and the stone spoon began to spin on the copper plate.
Li Chao, on the other hand, stared wide-eyed and did not dare to express his anger.
After a full ten breaths, the spoon finally stopped, with the handle pointed straight to the side.
"This is the south!" Li Chao frowned for a moment, and then quickly parted.
The handle of the spoon pointed in a very strange direction, and Li Chao could not connect his actions since taking the stage with this direction.
However, this is not the key!
The key is that Si Nan is an artifact in the army. It is said that when the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought in the past, when they encountered thick fog, they relied on the Si Nan chariot to guide the direction and find the correct path.
Since he uses Si Nan, he should trust Si Nan, and to be honest, Li Chao already has doubts about the so-called direction.
"So," he took a step in the direction pointed by Si Nan and stretched out one hand, "we should go this way..."
"Captain Lieutenant!"
A voice sounded, interrupting Li Chao's calculations. He turned his head viciously and looked at the person who made the voice: "What's the matter!"
"Captain Lieutenant, wait and see..." The one who spoke was also a scout. He was a little nervous at this time and his whole body was trembling.
"What are you looking at?" Li Chao's voice was even more severe. The Weiwei army was the strongest army in the world, and the scouts were the most courageous in the army. Otherwise, they would not have dared to charge into the enemy's army with just a few cavalry.
However, this scout trembled all over because of his angry rebuke, and he did so in front of his young son Hu Hai. It was a disgrace to the Wei army!
"A certain Sinan, this is the direction..." The scout pointed carefully behind him.
"Nonsense! Everyone in Sinan is a guide. How can your Sinan point to the east..."
While Li Chao was scolding, he subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the ground. Si Nan was on the ground as a scout. When he saw Si Nan for the first time, Li Chao was suddenly startled.
All I saw was Si Nan on the ground. The handle of the spoon was pointing in the direction behind him as the scout said.
A touch of cold air suddenly appeared from the soles of Li Chao's feet, and spread to his whole body in an instant.
He gritted his teeth and looked at the other scouts: "Where is your Sinan?"
There was no need for the other scouts to reply. At this time, Li Chao had already seen three Sinans on the ground. Apparently when he gave the order, the other scouts had already taken out the Sinans and started to identify the direction.
And the three Si Nan, plus the one Li Chao placed on the shaft of the car, made a total of four.
The four Sinans, each pointing to one side, none of them are the same!
Li Chao was stunned. He felt as if his soul had been frozen in an instant.
Si Nan is made of magnets. Qin Shi had already figured out the basic characteristics of magnets. For example, magnets can attract gold and iron, and they are divided into two poles: Yin and Yang, which repel and attract each other.
Sinan is made according to the two poles of yin and yang, Shaobing is the cathode, and the guide is the south pole.
In addition to not knowing the so-called geomagnetism and referring to it as yin and yang, the people of Qin knew enough about Sinan to be on par with later generations, and even new forms of Sinan such as the so-called hanging needle method appeared because of this.
Sinan is extremely reliable, unless you encounter someone with Cishan nearby. However, Langya Mountain is definitely not Cishan!
Even Si Nan can't point in the right direction, which is definitely not what the so-called lost ghosts can do!
"Find the sun quickly!" Li Chao suddenly roared. He looked at the scouts with a crazy look on his face and took the lead in looking up at the sky.
Not only him, but several scouts and even the nearby soldiers who could hear his orders all looked up to the sky.
Thick fog has enveloped the surrounding areas, and the sky and earth are so vast that it is even impossible to tell clearly where is the sky and where is the earth!
Li Chao patrolled the sky inch by inch, carefully observing the subtle changes in brightness in the fog.
"Found it!" A voice crying with joy suddenly sounded. Li Chao turned his head when he heard the sound, only to see a scout pointing somewhere in the sky with an overjoyed face.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Li Chao was overjoyed!
I saw a faint halo hanging squarely in the sky amid the mist. This halo is extremely blurry, and if you don't look carefully, you can easily miss it.
Moreover, at first glance, the shape of the sun cannot be seen from this halo. It requires careful staring to leave a round shadow in front of the eyes at the moment the eyes move.
Li Chao stared at the dizzy, blinking rapidly for ten breaths before closing his eyes.
The next moment, his eyes suddenly opened, and a shockingly bright light passed through his eyes.
"This is indeed the sun!"
With a hint of pleasure and humiliation that he was about to expose his opponent's trick, he gritted his teeth and said: "When we went up the mountain, it was at the beginning of the eclipse period, when the sun was rising, and it was due east!"
Eating time is from 7 am to 9 am. Qin Shi also has twelve hours, but the names are different from the twelve earthly branches in later generations. For example, from 7 am to 9 am, it is Chen time. In Qin time, it is called eating time, which is Breakfast time.
"By the end of the eclipse, we have reached the second level of the mountain path!" He calculated quickly.
As the name suggests, the last meal means eating. The end of the day and the beginning of the day naturally means a little after nine in the morning.
"It's about the middle of the final eclipse at this time, and the sun has reached the southeast!"
"If this direction is southeast, then this direction is..." He faced the direction of the sun and turned to look behind him.
But before he finished his sentence, another exclamation sounded.
"Captain Lieutenant!"
"What's the matter!" Li Chao turned around quickly, looked at the person who spoke murderously, and involuntarily touched the hilt of his sword.
This person was the scout who had previously told Sinan that his direction was inconsistent. Li Chao wished he could kill him with a sword, because every time he spoke he did no good and his appearance was hateful.
At this moment, he was already crying bitterly.
"Captain Qi, look here!" The crying scout raised his hand tremblingly to signal to Li Chao.
Li Chao forcibly suppressed the urge to kill the man with a sword, and looked up at the sky along his arm.
The next moment, as if thunder exploded above his head, Li Chao was stunned on the spot again.
I saw a halo in the direction pointed by the scout, exactly the same as the halo I saw just now!
With a "crash", Li Chao sat down on the ground involuntarily.
He stared blankly at the sky. There were two haloes hanging opposite each other in the sky. The two haloes were exactly the same and facing each other far away.
It turns out that there are two days in the sky!
(End of chapter)
