That night!
Fufeng City, thirty miles away from Yongcheng, is brightly lit.
Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back and stared at the map in front of him.
This large-scale hunting tour mainly covers the two counties in Longxi and North China.
There are two purposes. One is to discuss with Meng Tian about counterattacking the Huns, and the other is to inspect the war in Longxi.
In addition to Yongcheng, the east patrol route passed through Chencang, Shanggui, Lintao, Beidi and other counties, passing through Jitoushan straight road and returning to Xianyang Zhonggong.
Although the route of the first large-scale hunting tour was not long, most of the places it passed were on the grassland borders, and there was often the possibility of Xiongnu attacks. The difficulties and obstacles were self-evident.
"His Majesty."
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the study. Zhao Gao looked sideways and found that it was Ting Wei Li Si, and called Ying Zheng softly.
"Um."
Ying Zheng responded softly and did not look back.
Zhao Gao quickly said: "Your Majesty, Li Tingwei would like to see you."
"I'm asking to see him so late. He must have something important to do. Let him come in."
Ying Zheng frowned slightly, flicked his sleeves, and turned to look out the door.
I saw Li Si hurriedly walked up to him, bowed and saluted: "Old minister Li Si, pay homage to your majesty!"
"Ai Qing came to visit late at night, why?"
Ying Zheng asked calmly.
Li Si cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, a report has been sent from Xianyang that Master Ziying has colluded with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and has defected from the city!"
"Ziying defected?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened, and he said coldly: "Is there any evidence?"
"have!"
Li Si responded respectfully, then took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Ying Zheng: "This is sent by Lieutenant Yang. Your Majesty, please take a closer look."
Ying Zheng took the memorial, glanced at it roughly, and immediately shouted angrily: "How brave!"
"Your Majesty, calm down. Lieutenant Yang has sent people to arrest his cronies. The Tingwei Mansion is interrogating him overnight. I believe the cause will be found out soon!"
"snort!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, threw away the memorial in his hand, and said solemnly: "None of these father and son make me worry. Do you really think I won't kill them?"
After saying that, he turned to Zhao Gao and said, "Zhao Gao, pass on my decree and ask Yang Duanhe to search for Ziying with all his strength. If there is resistance, he will be killed without mercy!"
"promise."
Zhao Gao agreed and quickly exited the study.
Ying Zheng watched him leave and looked at Li Si again: "Tingwei, is that boy Zhao Hao still honest in Xianyang?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to reports from the old minister, the young master seems to be planning some kind of plan, and this plan is very likely to be related to Your Majesty."
Li Si answered truthfully.
Ying Zheng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "That boy wants to destroy the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, especially the man named Xiang Yu. It seems that he wants to use me as bait."
"ah?"
Li Si was startled, thinking how dare he!
Although this method is indeed effective, it is really treasonous to use his own father as bait. What's more, this is not a simple father figure, but the Emperor of Qin who is responsible for the entire empire.
If this spreads out, the royal family will lose face. Let alone letting the Emperor of Qin be involved in danger, it will be enough to break his car.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Young Master Hao's plan is not feasible. Your Majesty's safety is the most important thing!"
Deep down in his heart, Li Si strongly disapproved of this risky plan.
But Ying Zheng smiled disapprovingly and said: "I have experienced many dangers in my life, and every time I have been able to turn danger into good fortune, why? Because I am the son of destiny!"
"Your Majesty means"
"I will cooperate with him!"
"this"
Li Si was stunned, thinking he heard wrongly.
Ying Zheng looked at him with a smile: "Judging from the current situation, that boy's plan is effective, otherwise Ziying would not be able to rebel easily. If my guess is right, that boy should know Ziying's identity!"
"not to mention"
After saying this, he paused, then suppressed his smile and said: "I don't have that much time to waste with them, I'm just serving as a bait, I will cooperate well."
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Li Si, still worried, handed over to Ying Zheng: "Those remnants of the Six Kingdoms are in the dark, and we are in the open. If your Majesty makes a mistake, I will be responsible for the death of all of you."
"Don't worry, that boy has prepared self-defense items for me. Everything is on the carriage. Even the best assassin in the world can't get close to me!"
Ying Zheng was very confident in the things Zhao Hao gave him. After all, he had personally tested those things.
Its power is more terrifying than a crossbow arrow.
Faced with Li Si's repeated dissuasion, Ying Zheng seemed to have "fucked the weight" and insisted on cooperating, while Li Si had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, as long as you know this, don't make it public!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand, then suddenly remembered something, frowned and said: "I just left Xianyang, and I found that the villages along the way were sparsely populated. This is still an inner-historical place. Is it true that, as my son Zhao Hao said, I am overconsuming the people's power? "
"this"
Li Si looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and then asked straightforwardly: "I plan to stop the expeditionary service for the two major projects of Lishan Mausoleum and the Great Wall. We should use the local service or the nearby counties and counties, and no longer recruit the service from all over the six countries. What do you think, Captain Ting?"
Li Si thought for a while, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, although this strategy is good, it is difficult to implement."
"Why?"
Ying Zheng was surprised: "Does anyone dare to obstruct my order?"
"No!"
Li Si shook his head and said: "Our Daqin has strict laws and no one dares to obstruct His Majesty's orders."
"only."
As he spoke, he sighed and continued: "Your Majesty has been in power for many years and may have overlooked some details. If the people of Guanzhong are used to build the mausoleum, the only people who can be recruited are the old Qin people in Guanzhong and the nobles and nobles from the six countries who migrated to Guanzhong. Guizhou;
In this way, Lishan Mausoleum will become the source of trouble! "
"Why is this?"
Ying Zheng was surprised.
Li Si said sincerely: "After our Great Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, the Lishan Mausoleum began to be overhauled, and more than 100,000 criminals from the Six Kingdoms were gathered there. People say that they are also prisoners."
"If the nobles of the Six Nations who migrated to Guanzhong are recruited to build mausoleums, hundreds of thousands of old people from the Six Nations will gather in Lishan. When the nobles of the Six Nations take the opportunity to rebel, it will become a constraint!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng was silent. After a long time, he said with emotion: "I want to change the status quo, but unfortunately I am short of resources and the time is not right."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Young Master Hao has warned your Majesty about the problem of excessive manpower consumption. As long as we follow his strategy, concentrate on one thing and improve the efficiency of the project, I believe that within ten years, the problem of manpower consumption will be alleviated. "
"Ah"
Ying Zheng snorted and walked out of the study without saying much, wandering around alone.
Li Si looked at his back and stood there blankly, not knowing why.
At this time, Meng Yi walked in from outside the door, cupped his hands towards Li Si and said: "Tingwei, we have to go on a journey tomorrow, so go back and rest first. If anything happens to Your Majesty, I will notify you in time!"
"Why."
Li Si glanced at Meng Yi and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Meng Yi, the new policies of the Qin Dynasty are like thin ice. Your Majesty is worried, and I can't sleep or eat well!"
"."
Meng Yi was speechless, not knowing how to respond.
Li Si smiled bitterly, shook his head, said nothing more, and walked away.
It was freezing cold, and Ying Zheng walked to Fufeng City alone. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, he felt a chill creeping up his spine for the first time, refreshing his heart.
What did the people of Qin rely on to go from being a horseback tribe to fighting fiercely to becoming a feudal state?
It relies on the invincible Lao Qin people!
For hundreds of years, no matter what kind of crisis, the people of the old Qin Dynasty have always been united as one. Only then did they survive the melee among the princes, and finally laid an unshakable foundation for the unification of the six countries.
But now, the Ying Qin tribe has almost disappeared, the number of old Qin people has dropped sharply, which is worse than imagined, and the land in Guanzhong is full of old, weak, women and children.
If one day there is trouble in Guanzhong, how should Qin Zheng respond?
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng became impatient, and finally shook his head and sighed: "We can't be impatient anymore!"
On the other side, in a residential building outside Fufeng City.
Xiang Yu's face was livid and furious.
Previously, Ying Chengyu made a public statement and asked everyone to obey his orders. As a result, except for a few old nobles from the six countries who were good friends with the Xiang family, they obeyed his orders. The rest of the people ignored him and only followed Ying Chengyu. , so angry that he cursed Ying Chengxuan for being hypocritical.
He had promised Ying Chengyu to work for him after helping him rescue his uncle, but he actually treated her like this. He was really a bird.
"What nonsense, Lord Chang'an, he's just a lost dog."
Just when Xiang Yu had a gloomy look on his face and was about to curse, Fan Zeng from behind gently patted his shoulder and shouted: "Yu'er!"
"uncle."
Xiang Yu was stunned, suppressed the anger in his heart, and swallowed back the curse words.
Fan Zeng raised his hand and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go."
"yes."
Xiang Yu nodded solemnly and followed Fan Zeng back to his room without saying a word.
"Birdman! How despicable!"
After returning to his room, Xiang Yu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and yelled at the table.
Fan Zeng frowned slightly and scolded in a cold voice, "How can a young general accomplish great things if he is so impatient?"
"Yafu."
Xiang Yu choked up and said dejectedly, "The great revenge has not been avenged. One of the two uncles died tragically in the hands of the Qin thieves, and the other was captured by the Qin thieves. His life and death are unknown. Now he is humiliated by evil people. Xiang Yu is unwilling to accept it!"
“If a man does not humiliate himself, who can humiliate him?”
Fan Zeng was as indifferent as a sculpture, as if he didn't care about Xiang Liang's death or Xiang Bo's danger.
Xiang Yu opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, finally calmed down, and bowed respectfully to Fan Zeng: "Father, teach me."
"The dilemma of the young general is only the desire to win or lose at the moment."
Fan Zeng said solemnly: "Since we came to Xianyang from the Chu region, everything has not gone well. In the past, we failed to assassinate Zhao Hao and defeated General Xiang. Later, we were trapped in Xianyang and were ostracized. Now that Uncle Xiang has been arrested, we have been Standing under the mast.
Major General, just imagine, why were the Six Kingdoms destroyed? When the six countries united to fight against Qin, they could have weakened the violent Qin and restored peace to the world. However, the six countries were not united and were eventually defeated by Qin, and their efforts fell short! "
"Now that the Six Kingdoms have been destroyed, we are still surviving. Why? So that we can one day restore the lost mountains and rivers!"
"Of course, who among those who care about the world is not a far-sighted person? All these are enough to prove that in the battle of the world, those who are pragmatic will win, and those who are pragmatic will lose. How can we lose big because of small things?"
Hearing this, Xiang Yu looked startled and couldn't help but said: "What Yafu means is that Xiang Yu is not pragmatic?"
"Yu'er, I want to ask you, what does the Xiang family rely on to respond to hundreds of calls in Jiangdong?"
"this"
Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it because of the reputation of my Xiang family?"
"No!"
Fan Zeng shook his head and said: "The so-called fame and fame are nothing more than falsehoods. The reason why the Xiang family is able to respond to hundreds of responses in Jiangdong is because we all harbor the hatred of our country and our family!"
"Only when we have the same goal can we unite the scattered people, strengthen their strength, and wait for the opportunity. That Young Master Hao was not taken seriously by Ying Zheng at first, but he was able to make a big splash. Why? Because he seized the opportunity, and the Major General needs to learn from him!"
"My father wants me to study with that despicable guy Zhao Hao?"
Xiang Yu was both surprised and disdainful.
Fan Zeng took a deep look at him and said solemnly: "A ruler is short, an inch is long!"
He knew that Xiang Yu shouldered the important task of revitalizing Chu Xiang, and he also knew how difficult it was to convince this talented and violent young hero, so he said meaningfully;
"Major General, just think about it, why did Zhao Hao let us defeat so many times? And why were we led by his nose?"
"No one else! This person is cunning, despicable and shameless!"
"Major General, this is wrong!"
Fan Zeng sighed: "The fundamental reason is that Zhao Hao has seen through our lies. He knows that we will fall into his trap. With such insight, how can he be an insidious and cunning villain?"
"Afu is saying that Zhao Hao has long wanted to deal with us?"
"Of course!"
Fan Zeng said: "Although I don't know why he targeted us, I think we are a threat to him, or we are a threat to the Qin State. Yu'er just imagine what kind of person would be a threat to the Qin State. ?”
"What do you mean by Yafu, we will one day destroy Qin?"
Xiang Yu's eyes brightened, and his heart was shaken at the same time.
Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The great battle in the world is also a battle of luck. Although I have not studied metaphysics in depth, I know a little bit about it. Yu'er is the one with great luck!"
"Father! Xiang Yu immediately gathers the people who are following me and will follow you back to Jiangdong!"
"The young general has a natural understanding, it is Xiang's good fortune!"
Fan Zeng nodded happily and was about to continue to fool Xiang Yu.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door: "Major General, I have something urgent to report!"
"Um?"
Xiang Yu, who was being deceived by Fan Zeng, suddenly woke up and looked up at Fan Zeng, only to see that Fan Zeng's face was ashen and he was silent.
After a moment of silence, Xiang Yu stood up alone, came to the door, and said coldly: "What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the Major General, I saved a woman in the shopkeeper's shop. I wonder if the Major General knows her?"
"woman?"
Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, then opened the door and saw the woman lying on the ground.
"is her!"
Xiang Yu's pupils shrank suddenly and he subconsciously took a half step back. He seemed to be frightened by the scars on the woman's body.
"Major General, do you know this woman?"
The person who reported the report asked tentatively.
Xiang Yu answered the question: "You said you rescued her from my uncle's shop, but what about my uncle?"
"Back to Major General, I don't know the whereabouts of the shop owner, but judging from this torture, it should be the method of the Lieutenant's Mansion!"
"Lieutenant's Mansion?"
"Yes! It's the government office where the shopkeeper is imprisoned!"
"What!?"
Xiang Yu was suddenly startled: "Do you think my uncle might also be tortured like this?"
"this"
The person who reported the report dropped his head and remained silent.
Xiang Yu's eyes were about to burst and he was furious: "Damn it! Damn it, Zhao Hao! I, Xiang Yu, will kill you!!"
After saying that, he punched the door frame.
"Bang——!"
The door frame was smashed instantly, wood chips flying.
When Fan Zeng saw this, he couldn't help but lamented and said to himself: "The vertical part is not enough to match someone!"
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