Chapter 346: Killing Opportunity Now
His Majesty the Emperor's Luan drove in Xinzheng for only one night, replenished his provisions, and continued on his way the next day.
Meng Tian put on his armor, put on the Zhengang sword and prepared to set off on the road, as soon as he walked out of the door, the Meng family iron guard who was secretly accompanying him all the way from Xianyang City appeared in front of Meng Tian.
Seeing the iron guard suddenly appear, Meng Tian had a bad premonition. In his expectation, unless there is a very suspicious situation, the iron guard can only hide in the shadows, otherwise it will definitely not appear easily. What's more, now even Meng Tian doesn't know where the Iron Guard is hiding, but every day there will be news from the Iron Guard, reporting to Meng Tian what happened along the way.
"What's the matter?" Meng Tian raised an arm, causing the entourage soldiers who followed him to stop for a moment.
The iron guard who appeared in front of Meng Tian had always been in a posture of bending down and saluting, and when he heard Meng Tian ask, he stepped forward and whispered something to Meng Tian.
After listening to Tie Wei's words, Meng Tian's brows became more and more furrowed. "Has this ever been confirmed?" Meng Tian asked in a cold voice.
Tie Wei nodded, as a special officer hidden in the shadows, of course he didn't dare to lie about the military situation. "Captain Wu has confirmed that a group of suspicious people has indeed been found outside the city, and one of them has been identified as a rebel from the Hundred Sons of the Empire. ”
Meng Tian pressed the Zhengang Sword on his waist, and said in a cold voice: "Okay, I already know at this time. You continue to hide in the shadows, and don't startle the snake until these people have made a move. As for Your Majesty, I have my own plans. ”
"The subordinates obeyed. The Iron Guard saluted Meng Tian with a fist again, and then quickly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Meng Tianci also came out of his room, and when he saw his father leading people to stand at the door, he walked over and asked, "Father, is something wrong?"
Meng Tian took the helmet from the hands of the pro-soldiers beside him, put it on his head, and then said to Meng Tianci: "It's okay, let's go, don't let Your Majesty wait." ”
In the old palace of Korea in Xinzheng City, Yingzheng's car Luang had already been prepared, parked under the high steps in front of the palace, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.
Led people to the side of Luan Jia, Pang Fei, the commander of the forbidden army who was waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to arrive next to Luan Jia, saw Meng Tian coming, and hurriedly saluted him: "The last general has seen the general. ”
Meng Tian stretched out his hand to help Pang Fei up, looked up at the end of the steps, and asked, "What, hasn't Your Majesty come out yet?"
Pang Fei nodded and said: "Yes, there is still half a quarter before the departure time, and the eunuch next to His Majesty came over to tell the last general that His Majesty has just gotten up and is freshening up, and it will take a little time to come out." ”
Meng Tian looked around, and there was nothing unusual in Luan's military column. It's no wonder that Meng Tian is a little suspicious, after all, the safety of His Majesty the Emperor involves the future of the entire Great Qin Empire, so even if there is a little trouble, Meng Tian must nip it in the bud.
Since there was already an early warning from the Iron Guard, Meng Tian also had to prepare well in advance and prepare to face unknown dangers.
"Pang Fei. Meng Tian shouted.
Pang Fei walked over, "The last general, what does the general command?"
"I remember that Xinzheng's palace also has a Luan driver, right?" Meng Tian asked.
Pang Fei thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, General." Basically, every palace is equipped with a pair of Luan Drivers for His Majesty's travel, in case the Luan Drivers are damaged on the road, so that they can be replaced in time. The general asked what this is for?"
"Actually, it's nothing. Meng Tian nodded, "Wait a minute, you will also take the other Luan chauffeur on the road, which is about two miles away from His Majesty's Luan Driver, and these two Luan Drivers must be protected by the same force, preferably tighter than the Luan Driver that His Majesty is riding." ”
Pang Fei didn't understand and asked, "What does the general mean by this?"
"You just do as I say, and if Your Majesty asks, you say that I prepared it and will be ready for you on the road. Meng Tian instructed Pang Fei.
Although Pang Fei didn't understand what Meng Tian was doing this for, as Meng Tian's old subordinate, he knew that Meng Tian must have a deep meaning in doing this, so he turned around and arranged it without saying a word.
Pang Fei had just made arrangements on his side, and Yingzheng here also walked out of the palace surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, boarded Luan's car and continued to set off.
Coming out of Xinzheng, the road was not as hot as the previous two days, so the speed of the march was naturally faster, and the mountains and rivers along the way, Yingzheng was also happy, and even the soldiers of the forbidden army who accompanied him gradually relaxed their vigilance.
Only Meng Tian was preoccupied, with the early warning of the iron guard, Meng Tian naturally did not dare to relax his mind, the more calm the road was, the more nervous Meng Tian became.
"Father, father......" Meng Tianci rode to Meng Tian's side and called.
Meng Tian came back to his senses, looked at his son beside him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Father, I see that you have been sullen since you set off, but what is on your mind?" Meng Tianci asked.
Meng Tian smiled when he heard this, "What can I worry about, it's just to worry about some wars." For example, although it has been pacified today, there are still remnants of the Six Kingdoms secretly wreaking havoc in many places, and Your Majesty wants to insist on traveling, how can I not worry that these remnants of the Six Kingdoms will come and disturb Your Majesty. ”
Meng Tianci looked indifferent, and said to his father: "Father, don't worry, no matter how powerful those remnants of the Six Kingdoms are, they are not as powerful as our Meng's iron cavalry, not to mention that this time there is also a palace forbidden army whose combat strength is not lower than that of our Meng's army, as long as those outlaws who don't want to die dare to come, the child will definitely be able to cut them under the sword." ”
Meng Tian looked at himself a little like his own son when he was young, and he was satisfied from the bottom of his heart. "No matter what, Your Majesty's safety is the most important thing, wait a minute, you go to the Luan car where Your Majesty is riding, you must not leave an inch, you may be able to do it?"
"The father can rest assured that the child will not let the father down. Meng Tianci said as he sat on his horse and clenched his fist at his father.
"Okay, let's go. ”
Not long after continuing to walk, he ran over from the front and rode to Meng Tian and said, "General Qiqi, Your Majesty has an order, rest in the woods in front of you for a while before continuing to move forward." ”
Meng Tian looked at the terrain in front of him, a dense forest at the foot of a mountain, outside the dense forest was a wide official road, and on the other side was a clear river.
"Since it is His Majesty's order, then take a rest, by the way, you tell Commander Pang Fei to let him lead someone to search the Lin Zizai in front of him carefully, and let His Majesty get out of the car after making sure that it is safe. Meng Tian said.
"The villain obeyed. ”
Thousands of troops were stationed outside the woods next to the pipeline, and in addition to some soldiers being arranged in the woods to prevent accidents, a human wall was also erected from a distance above the official road, provoking pedestrians and merchants on the official road to look at this side incessantly. However, as soon as the forbidden army standing on the side of the official road flashed the halberd in his hand, everyone left quickly.
"Meng Qing, come on, come on, taste this chilled melon and fruit with me, but it will relieve the heat. Seeing Meng Tian not far away, Ying Zheng called out to him.
Meng Tian walked not far in front of Ying Zheng, bent down and saluted: "The minister has thanked Your Majesty, but now Your Majesty is in the wilderness, and the minister is afraid that there are villains who will be unfavorable to Your Majesty, so please forgive Your Majesty for the crime of not being able to accompany your Majesty." ”
Ying Zheng waved his hand after hearing this, and said with a smile to the several accompanying ministers and two favorite concubines sitting next to him: "Is Meng Qing a little fussed, I have been safe and sound all the way since I came out of Xianyang, and besides, with Meng Qing and these thousands of Qin tigers and wolves, I can't imagine that anyone would dare not even come to my own life." ”
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened to Jing Ke back then?" Meng Tian raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng and said.
Ying Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and some were speechless.
Meng Tian continued: "The minister is just thinking about His Majesty's safety, if there is really a villain who dares to risk his life to assassinate His Majesty, the minister will definitely take it down, Your Majesty can rest assured." ”
After Meng Tian finished speaking, Meng Yi and the accompanying ministers also agreed with Meng Tian's opinion, and there was no harm in being careful. If Ying Zheng really had any accidents, a few of them would definitely not be able to escape the involvement.
Ying Zheng had no choice but to say: "Since Meng Qing said so, then if I am forcing you to stay, it will be wrong for me, okay, when you get to the next palace, you have to accompany me to have a few drinks." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
said that it was a rest, and the entire Luan driving team rested for more than half an hour at once, and then under the urging of Meng Tian, Luan Jia was able to continue to move forward.
At the same time, dozens of kilometers ahead of Luan's driving, a group of strong men who had gone to Xianyang City to serve as conscripts slowly walked towards Xianyang City under the leadership of a sloppy man wearing the costume of the pavilion chief, the lowest-ranking official of the Qin State.
In addition, at the turning point of an official road, which is at the foot of a mountain, it is like a boulder being split open to open this official road. The mountains were overgrown with grass, but there were not many trees, and they were all low bushes that were no more than a man's waist.
Six or seven figures were standing on the top of the mountain at this time, looking at the foot of the mountain, which was almost vertical compared to the entire mountain, and then looking at the bright flags that were already visible in the distance, and the eyes of several people gradually became hot.
"We received news that this morning from Xinzheng, Ying Zheng's Luan Driver has another pair, and now we haven't determined which pair of Luan Driver Ying Zheng is sitting in. ”
It was Zhang Liang, a man in the inn in Xinzheng City, who was speaking, and around him were some martial artists of the Six Kingdoms that he had recruited, and this time it was Zhang Liang who made a plan to take advantage of Yingzheng to leave the palace, and then intercept and kill halfway to avenge the people of the Six Kingdoms who died in the war.
"What's the big deal, it's a big deal that I smash these two Luan Driving General Boulders, and I don't believe that Yingzheng hiding inside won't come out. Said a burly man, apparently nearly half taller than the others, holding in his hand a thick iron chain with the other end embedded in the boulder.
"No, we only have one chance, and if we don't succeed, I'm afraid we will all become the most wanted criminals in the Qin State, and we will never have peace in the future. Zhang Liang said.