On this day, Hu Hai came to the outside of Xianyang City on a whim, accompanied by Zhao Gao, Yan Le, Ying Feng, Zhang Han, Li Si and others to check on the preparations for the ceremony.
He was wearing the silver armor recently developed by Da Qin, with a red war robe, a sword slung around his waist, and riding a Dawan horse that Wu Shiluo had obtained from a merchant from the Western Regions.
Because of the prince's attire, all the people accompanying the prince, except Li Si and Zhao Gao, were all dressed in military uniforms.
Along the way, colorful flags were fluttering, tall buildings stood tall, and ceremonial guards were majestic. This made Hu Hai feel happy and praised Zhang Han repeatedly for his ability in doing things.
Hu Hai's whip lightly slapped on his horse and he walked across the bridge with ease. After a while, he suddenly looked at Zhao Gao and asked;
"If this prince remembers correctly, when Yan Qing was in Nanhai, he was with his thirteenth brother, right?"
"The prince has a good memory. Back then, the late emperor asked the old minister to find a chariot chariot for King Hao of Qin. The old minister did not dare to neglect, so he asked the old minister's son-in-law Yan Le to serve as the chariot chariot for King Hao of Qin. Later, when the old minister came back from the South China Sea, he became the chariot chariot of the old minister. Royal." Zhao Gao smiled.
"You are sending Brother Thirteen to study with Old Guowei, right? I remember that."
Yan Le looked at Zhao Gao but said nothing.
It turned out that he had been by Hu Hai's side and was deeply liked by Hu Hai. Later, Zhao Gao sent him to Zhao Hao's side, but Hu Hai didn't say anything. He felt that Hu Hai would have no objection and had expressed his loyalty to Hu Hai in private. Now that Hu Hai brought up the old matter again, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
While they were talking, they had already crossed the Hengqiao and arrived outside Xianyang City.
At the northern end of Xianyang City, a high platform has been erected. Directly in front of the high platform, there are countless arrays of vehicles and horses. A rough estimate is that there are about 15,000 vehicles.
These chariots and horses were all transferred from the surrounding counties of Xianyang, and were all painted black by the Shaofu. There were four soldiers standing on each chariot, one responsible for driving and three holding halberds.
They saw the prince's ceremonial guard from a distance, and they all raised their chests solemnly and saluted with attention.
When Hu Hai passed through the vehicle formation, the soldiers on the vehicle immediately shouted rhythmically:
"The prince is wise!"
"Great Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
It was the first time Hu Hai heard such a cry, and his blood was instantly shocked by these majestic voices.
These chariots and horses, this majestic army, this vast world, gave him an indescribable feeling of power.
He suddenly had a whim, if Zhao Hao came to seize power at this time, he would give the order and thousands of troops and horses would immediately capture Zhao Hao.
That feeling is simply not too good.
Hu Hai reined in the horse's head, looked at Zhang Han with satisfaction and asked, "Are all the 20,000 chariots and horses ready?"
Zhang Han did not intend to hide the difficulties and said directly: "We barely collected 15,000 chariots and horses, and there are still 5,000 being collected."
Hu Hai frowned: "General Han has arrived at Wuguan and will soon go to Beijing to attend the imperial meeting. If you are so slow, won't you miss important events?"
Hu Hai is still very cautious about Zhang Han's attitude, because the Shaofu controlled by Zhang Han is mainly responsible for the royal family. He is currently only the prince, not the emperor, and has to rely on the Shaofu for support.
But Zhang Han has such a temperament that he always speaks out when he has something to say and never holds it back.
Looking at Li Si and Zhao Gao who were watching coldly, he raised his voice and said, "Prince."
Before the words were spoken, they noticed that the eyes of Hu Hai, Yan Le, Zhao Gao and others suddenly turned to the west.
Oh my God!
What a tragic picture came into view.
Two soldiers drove a carriage very fast, whips waving in the air, making a crisp sound.
The horse's hooves sounded from far to near, and the sound of "嘘嘘嘘" sounded across the fields. Waves of smoke and dust were rolled up from behind the carriage, and heart-piercing screams came from the smoke and dust.
"No! Something happened!"
Zhang Han's expression changed. He didn't care about Hu Hai, Li Si and the others. He slapped the horse's butt hard and rushed forward.
The chariot was speeding across the plain, and Zhang Han rushed to meet the chariot.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The soldiers on the vehicle had obviously spotted Zhang Han coming towards him, and they raised their whips and shouted:
"Where are you from? How dare you block Prince Qin's carriage!"
Prince Qin’s Mansion?
Zhang Han's heart sank, but he didn't answer the other party. He raised the riding crop in his hand and waved it over.
Seeing that the visitor was not afraid of King Qin's intimidation, the soldiers began to feel weak. They tried to slow down the car, but it didn't work.
At the same time, Zhang Han's seated horse had already arrived in front of him.
He raised the riding crop in his hand and gave the soldier a whip. Hot blood instantly poured out of the soldier's forehead.
"OK!"
The soldier covered his head and screamed: "How dare you beat the King of Qin's people and kill them?"
"snort!"
Hearing this, Zhang Han snorted coldly, whipped him again without any explanation, and shouted: "Open your dog eyes and see who I am!"
The soldier took a closer look and didn't seem to recognize him, but based on the military uniform he was wearing, he knew that this man was extraordinary, so he hurriedly rolled out of the car, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed quickly: "This villain has no eyesight, General, please spare my life!" "
By this time, the screams from behind the car had turned into faint moans.
Zhang Han glared at the soldier with an angry face, then turned his gaze to the back of the car. Only then did he realize that there was another person tied to the back of the car. His clothes were in rags after being dragged, his skin and flesh were torn, and he was covered in blood.
"what happened?"
"This, this, this."
The soldier muttered, hesitating and unable to speak.
A flash of anger flashed in Zhang Han's eyes, and another whip came towards him, and a blood mark instantly appeared on his face.
"Tell me! What's going on? Otherwise, I will punish you with military law!"
"Yes, General, spare your life, I will tell you immediately!"
It turned out that they were soldiers from the Prince of Qin's Mansion transporting newspapers to sell in surrounding counties. On the way back, they met the officers and soldiers of the Shaofu who were recruiting chauffeurs. Naturally, the soldiers of the Prince of Qin's Mansion would not give chariots to the officers and soldiers of the Shaofu. There was a conflict between the two sides, and the soldiers of the Prince of Qin's Mansion had the upper hand. , so he dragged the person behind the car all the way back to Beijing.
Before Zhang Han finished listening, he became furious. He beat the two Qin Prince's soldiers like raindrops, and they rolled on the ground holding their heads.
It's not that he has any problem with Zhao Hao, but these two Qin Prince's soldiers are simply harming Zhao Hao.
Even if the officers and soldiers of the Shaofu wanted to requisition their vehicles, they would not treat them like this.
We are all our own people, so why is this so?
The two soldiers knew that Zhang Han was not easy to mess with, so they stopped begging for mercy and allowed Zhang Han to beat them. After a while, their military uniforms were beaten into tatters.
At this time, the Xianyang Order hurried over and ordered the officers and soldiers to help the Shaofu officers and soldiers to the Daqin Medical Center for treatment. Then he came to Zhang Han and said with a guilty face:
"Master Zhang, please calm down. It's all because of the dereliction of duty by the subordinate officials. They did not inform them that Prince Qin's palace cannot requisition the vehicles. Please punish Master Zhang!"
"Even if the driver is not from Prince Qin's palace, he cannot be requisitioned at will!"
Zhang Han scolded with a straight face.
Although the task of recruiting drivers was taken over by the Shaofu, it was the Xianyang Lingfu who implemented it, so the Xianyang Lingfu was responsible for what happened today.
But Zhang Han obviously didn't want Xianyang Ling to take responsibility, so he was ready to give him a few words of advice, but at this moment, Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and others arrived.
He hurriedly came down, ran to Hu Hai, cupped his hands and said, "Prince, I've frightened you."
"Master Zhang, what happened just now?" Hu Hai asked curiously.
Zhang Han said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just that there was some misunderstanding between two officers and soldiers of the Shaofu because they were recruiting drivers!"
"What misunderstanding?"
"To be honest, Prince, this kind of thing happens often, especially since the recruitment of drivers."
Zhang Han said and looked at Li Si.
Li Si ignored him, turned to look at the Xianyang Order, and said coldly: "What on earth happened? Why don't you call it a day?"
Xianyang Ling trembled all over, and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Returning to the Prime Minister, it is the subordinates who neglected their duties, causing the officials who recruited the drivers to be lawless. Please punish the Prime Minister!"
"snort!"
Li Si snorted coldly and said angrily: "The teacher is about to come, and the court ordered you to supervise the recruitment of drivers, but you neglected your duties. What crime should you do?"
"Prime Minister, lower the rank"
"Where did these two soldiers come from?"
Xianyang Ling glanced at Zhang Han, murmured for a long time, and then sighed: "Come from Prince Qin's Mansion."
As soon as Li Si heard this, the drama started and he said angrily:
"You are so brave, you dare to slander the King of Qin. If you are not punished by the truth, where is the majesty of the law?"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Zhao Gao and Ying Feng secretly moved towards Zhang Han. The smile seemed to be inadvertent, but in fact it stayed on the corners of their mouths coldly.
They knew the relationship between Zhang Han and Zhao Hao, so they naturally wanted to see Zhang Han's show.
But what happened next made Zhao Gao and Ying Feng open their mouths and couldn't close their mouths for a long time.
When Li Si was about to punish Xianyang Ling and the two soldiers, Zhang Han rushed up and grabbed Hu Hai's horse rein, shouting: "Prince, I have something to say!"
"Be bold!"
When Li Si saw Zhang Han pulling Hu Hai's horse, he immediately became anxious. He was afraid that Hu Hai's horse would be frightened and endanger his safety. He quickly scolded Zhang Han and let go of Hu Hai's horse's rein.
Normally, Zhang Han would never be so impulsive, but sometimes people are like this, with anger surging in their chests that are difficult to suppress:
"Prime Minister Li, please let me finish what I have to say, otherwise I will lose my life and have no face to face the late emperor!"
"Zhang Han, what are you going to do? Are you going to rebel?"
Zhao Gao immediately put away the smile that was hanging on his face just now and scolded sternly.
It was about Hu Hai, so he couldn't help but be nervous.
Ying Feng on the side also shouted to the surrounding soldiers:
"Come here! Capture this traitor quickly!"
Hu Hai was stunned. What happened to this point was beyond his expectation. In desperation, he tugged on the sleeve of Yan Le who was closest.
Yan Le knew very well that all this was deliberately done by Feng Quji and Li Si to deal with Zhao Hao's Xianyang rich list, which he created.
And Zhang Han was just a burial object that killed two birds with one stone.
He rolled his eyes and said quickly:
"Master Zhang, please don't act recklessly. If you have something to say, please speak it carefully. Don't hurt the prince, otherwise everyone will die!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Hu Hai, smiled and comforted:
"Master Zhang is unarmed, he is just acting out of his will. Prince, there is no need to be afraid, there are subordinates to protect you!"
What a loyal and loyal minister he was. Hu Hai was so moved that he was really not that scared anymore:
"Zhang Shaofu, if you have something to say, please say it, don't be impulsive."
As soon as these words came out, Ying Feng, who had just scolded the guards for arresting people, suddenly felt embarrassed.
Zhao Gao, Li Si and others looked at each other in confusion.
But I heard Zhang Han say in a deep voice: "The minister dared to report to the prince, but the Xianyang order was not guilty. I asked the prince to punish Zhang Han alone. It is Zhang Han who did not do his job well!"
"Master Zhang is joking. This matter obviously has nothing to do with you."
"Prince, the late emperor passed away and the imperial court was buried in a grand ceremony that has never been seen before, causing the world to be in turmoil. Now we are holding a grand class ceremony. Isn't this a detriment to the world and making the world more chaotic?"
"this"
Hu Hai was speechless, beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. He glanced at Zhao Gao and Li Si with some embarrassment, looked around and said:
"This prince likes Mr. Zhang's straightforwardness, but this matter involves national strategy."
"The prince's words are wrong!"
Before Hu Hai could finish his words, Zhang Han interrupted him again, which made Zhao Gao and Li Si very dissatisfied, but Hu Hai raised his hand to stop him:
"This prince has already redeemed his sins, so let him finish his words!"
Somehow, he had a good impression of Zhang Han in front of him, which was different from Zhao Gao and Li Si.
Zhang Han seized this opportunity and immediately reported all the difficulties encountered in recruiting drivers recently to Hu Hai.
"According to Wei Chen's knowledge, in the Neishi area alone, five hundred people died in conflicts due to the recruitment of chariots. If this continues, the people will surely complain. The prince has not yet ascended the throne and has lost the support of the people of the world. Wei Chen is the country of Sheji. Plan, so"
When Zhang Han said this, Li Si refused and immediately rode forward, angrily scolding;
"Well, Zhang Han, you have neglected your duties and are perfunctory, and you have excused the Xianyang Order. The prince is not investigating your fault, which is already considered merciful. You are still making lies in front of the prince, which is clearly a bad intention!"
"That's right! I believe that Zhang Han must not be tolerated and disturb the laws of the Qin Dynasty!" Zhao Gao agreed in a supportive tone.
Yan Le saw that the turmoil he had just calmed down was full of dangers again, secretly thinking that Infernal Affairs was not easy to perform, and wondered what on earth they were going to do, were they really going to kill Zhang Han? Is it because you are afraid that the young master will not get angry?
He felt that as Zhang Han was Zhao Hao's friend and his invisible ally, he must stand up to protect Zhang Han at this time.
After pondering for a moment, Yan Le immediately pointed the finger at Xianyang Ling: "Xianyang Ling, you are also an old minister of the late emperor after all. Don't you even have the courage to take responsibility if something goes wrong?"
As soon as these words came out, Xianyang Ling trembled all over.
Has Xianyang Ling ever seen such filth among the imperial ministers? He only heard about the intrigues among the small and medium-sized officials in the department, but he did not expect that these big shots also
He didn't dare to think deeply, thinking that if he hadn't forcibly recruited chariots, there would have been no conflict between the Qin Prince's soldiers and the Shaofu soldiers, and Zhang Shaofu would not have asked the prince for his sins.
It is not a pity to die by yourself!
But we can't let Zhang Shaofu suffer for him...
Thinking of this, Xianyang Ling suddenly made up his mind.
He slowly raised his head, looked at Hu Hai with extremely complex eyes, and choked with sobs:
"Prince! I am humble, but I can see the beauty of the future emperor of the Qin Dynasty. I have no regrets in this life. I neglect my duties and have nothing to do with Mr. Zhang. My death is as light as a feather, but the Great Qin cannot live without Mr. Zhang! "
After saying that, he slammed his head against the iron wheel of the carriage.
"Please, the prince, punish me with death!"
"boom--!"
As a shout fell, followed by a muffled sound, blood surged from Xianyang Ling's head, and he died shortly after.
"Xianyang Order"
Zhang Han rushed towards Xianyang Ling, crying sadly: "How can you be so confused?"
After he finished speaking, he looked up angrily and stared at Yan Le and others, squeezing out a sneer from between his teeth: "Are you satisfied this time?"
"I"
Yan Le was shocked, thinking that I deserved to die unjustly.
Xianyang Ling's actions greatly exceeded his expectations.
However.
Before everyone could react, there was another sound of horse hoofbeats coming from the direction of Xianyang City. Everyone turned their heads and looked around, their expressions changing greatly.
I saw hundreds of forbidden troops escorting a four-wheeled carriage, rushing towards this direction at a high speed.
"King Qin Qin is here"
Someone murmured something, and everyone suddenly felt their scalps numb.
At this moment, the two Qin Prince's soldiers who had been whipped to the ground by Zhang Han looked at each other and pulled out the swords from their waists without any explanation.
"Quick! Stop them!"
Zhao Gao noticed the anomaly immediately and wanted to stop them, but it was already too late.
"Puff-"
Two sounds of wiping the neck sounded instantly.
Two hot corpses fell down in response. (End of chapter)
