A slightly cold night enveloped the vast land of Qilu. Qufu, the capital of the King of Lu that had existed for hundreds of years, was filled with earth-shattering cries of killing.
Countless people woke up from their night dreams, or hid in their rooms in inexplicable fear, or climbed to the roofs or walls to look fearfully at the county governor's mansion and magistrate's mansion, which was blazing into the sky.
At this time, outside the vast county governor's mansion, thousands of demon-like soldiers in black clothes and armor were constantly shooting life-threatening arrows.
Soon, the Sheriff's Mansion turned into a sea of scorching fire, making people afraid to approach.
"Qi will never perish"
"Qi will never perish"
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Hundreds of desperadoes charged to the death, were shot by arrows, swallowed up by fire, and remained silent in the dark night.
Half an hour later, the Qin army found the bodies of the Xue County Sheriff and Qufu County Magistrate who had committed suicide, several wanted Qi royal family members, and boxes of coins, gold cakes, and jade articles in the secret room.
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In the early morning, Qufu Academy, the temporary base of the military camp, was quiet. When the first ray of morning light penetrated the mist, Qufu Academy ushered in a cold morning.
On the bank of a small lake surrounded by green trees, on a cool and hard stone weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, Cao Yi, wearing a half-worn Taoist robe, sat cross-legged and meditated.
Within a range of three to four meters in front, there are countless crystal water droplets floating, which seem to be controlled by an invisible force. These water droplets blend together and constantly change into various shapes. Sometimes, they look like a running deer, sometimes they change into... It turned into a giant python roaring up to the sky.
A red carp jumped out of the water and drew a graceful curve. When it fell, it was washed into the air by the water from the bottom up, and it swayed in panic.
But the water from the bottom up had no intention of stopping. It kept pushing up, only pushing the red carp to a height of five meters before slowly falling down.
The frightened red carp hurriedly escaped into the water.
Cao Yi, who had been motionless, raised his hand, piled forward, and rushed into the distance without any wind or waves. Pulling back, the waves hit the shore.
After doing this for dozens of times, the entire lake began to sway, and the waves became higher and higher.
Hundreds of swimming fish turn into flying fish and shuttle through the waves. The scene is very spectacular.
"call"
Cao Yi exhaled a breath and slowly finished his work.
The waves gradually calmed down, and the battered fish fell into the lake and never came out again.
"good"
Li Si, who has been here for a while, applauded.
Cao Yi stood up, turned around, and saw Li Si wearing a casual robe, holding a bronze sword in his hand, and praised: "The prime minister was busy last night until late at night, and practiced sword hard as soon as he woke up. No wonder his sword skills are so good. "
Li Si twisted his beard and said with a smile: "What kind of swordsmanship do I know? I didn't thank the Taoist Master yesterday."
Yesterday, if it weren't for Cao Yi, his old life would have been lost, let alone becoming the sword master in the minds of hundreds of schools of thought.
"The Prime Minister is too humble"
Cao Yi shook his head.
After chatting for a few more words, the two of them walked towards Ying Zheng's military tent.
"Xiang Yu was sent to the north"
Li Si suddenly said something without thinking.
Isn't Xiang Yu in Qidi? Why did you suddenly go to the north?
A thought flashed through Cao Yi's mind. Looking at Li Si's smiling expression, he realized that Ying Zheng was going to deal with the Huns.
From the long past to the distant future, the peoples of the northern grasslands have always been a thorn in the side of the Central Plains. Ying Zheng, who has seen the future, is probably already prepared.
Next, Li Si's words also confirmed Cao Yi's guess: "After General Meng drove the Huns out of Henan, the Huns' cavalry repeatedly invaded the border. Your Majesty would have sent troops long ago if he hadn't been suppressing them."
Not long after, the two arrived outside a room on the third floor of the academy.
Hearing Ying Zheng's voice: "Everyone in Xue County has become so corrupt!"
"I captured a few rebels alive. They confessed and used various means to bring down the county guards and magistrates. They also extended their hands to other counties. The situation in Qilu is worrying. I suspected that they were eliminated. This situation is also very serious in the other five countries."
Zhang Han's voice sounded.
There was silence for a while in the room, and then Ying Zheng's voice came again: "Have you ever found out how many traitors are gathered here?"
"Korean Zhang Liang, Korean Gongzi Xin, Qi Wang family, Tian Heng and his brothers Tian Dan and Tian Rong, people from Yan, Zhao and Wei are unclear."
Zhang Han replied.
Maybe it’s because I think it’s not good to listen to the corner.
Li Si stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Li Si, brings Taoist Master Cao to see your Majesty."
"Come in"
Ying Zheng's faint voice came from inside.
Cao Yi and Li Si went in together and saw Ying Zheng sitting in the upper seat and Zhang Han sitting on the desk table below. After playing, they walked over and sat down too.
Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Han and said coldly: "Regather those people from the past, whether they are traitors or officials, arrest those who should be arrested, and kill those who should be killed."
Zhang Han's body trembled and he responded: "Nuo"
Ying Zheng added: "Don't use the previous name. From now on, it will be called Heibingtai."
Zhang Han made another promise.
"Go down"
Ying Zheng said calmly.
Zhang Han stood up, bowed to the three of them, and walked out.
Ying Zheng then looked at Cao Yi: "I have something to entrust to the Taoist priest."
This was the first time that Cao Yi heard Ying Zheng speak with this word: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Ying Zheng spit out four words: "Prepare gunpowder"
Cao Yi nodded: "No problem."
After these days of teaching after lectures, the twelve disciples were basically able to prepare gunpowder.
Ying Zheng stood up, walked down the steps to the throne, came to the window, looked into the distance and said: "General Meng who guarded the Great Wall reported many times that the Huns who were expelled from Henan were becoming stronger and stronger by annexing surrounding tribes. There are even signs of joining forces with Donghu to invade the south, so I decided to take a preemptive strike and launch the Battle of Monan. By then, if there is enough gunpowder, it will have an unexpected effect."
Because Li Si just said it.
Cao Yi was not surprised at all by this news.
Ying Zheng added: "I will go too, but before I go, I will lure out the remnants of all the evildoers from all over the world who are planning to plot evil. Do you two have any good ideas?"
good idea!
Cao Yi really didn't expect it for a moment.
Li Si had no choice. The traitor had just been fooled, so there was no way he would be fooled.
He raised his head and saw His Majesty looking at him, and said bravely: "I have an idea, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"As long as the hidden dangers can be eliminated before I start a full-scale war with the Xiongnu, there will be no right words or wrong words."
Li Si's nagging way of speaking made Ying Zheng a little impatient.
Li Si then said: "I heard that Young Master Hu Hai has come from Xianyang and is about to arrive in Qufu. Young Master Hu Hai is your Majesty's favorite son, and everyone in the world knows it. As long as Young Master Hu Hai's whereabouts are leaked..."
When Ying Zheng heard Hu Hai's name, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
Li Si thought he had violated a taboo and said quickly: "You can find someone to pretend to be Mr. Hu Hai."
Ying Zheng shook his head: "No need to pretend"
Li Si was stunned, isn't Mr. Hu Hai your Majesty's most beloved son?
Next, they talked about dealing with the Huns.
Ying Zheng proposed to use the maps drawn by merchants traveling north for many years to send cavalry to attack thousands of miles away.
Li Si was old enough to seek the country and immediately expressed his opposition: "Your Majesty, if you are not careful, the cavalry may be wiped out. Please think twice."
Ying Zheng refused: "The bandits can go, and so can I."
