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No one knew what happened to Yan Le's family.

Zhao Gao didn't care much about his son-in-law on weekdays, he just snorted and drank like a dog, let him do something if he had something, and naturally didn't bother to pay attention to it, so he didn't know that his daughter had been hacked to death by his son-in-law.

And Chen Xu wouldn't know that Yan Le, who was designed by him to make a confession, would kill the whole family so frantically, but let him know that he wouldn't care, he wouldn't have any psychological burden to kill Zhao Gao's daughter with this kind of scourge, Zhao Gao would be wiped out of the three clans anyway, it is estimated that when Meng Yi makes a move, Yan Le's family will also die, just a few days earlier and a few days later.

Therefore, since the design got Yan Le's confession, Chen Xu has never cared about this matter, to bring down Zhao Gao, Meng Yi is the main force, he just stood next to help set the sack and beat the stick, and finally kicked the door, that is the matter of Meng Yi, an old rascal.

What's more, Chen Xu has just gotten married, and he has brought his family to Xianyang, so he naturally has to take time to play with them in Xianyang.

On this day, he took Shui Qingrou, Xing'er and Yu Ji to see the factories outside the city in a carriage, saw the steel-making and iron-making and the creation of some strange things, and went downstream to watch the dam and the big waterwheel being built, until the end of the unitary time, the sun was about to set, and then under the protection of a group of guards, he returned to the city with a leisurely swim, although the city gate had been closed, but seeing that it was the carriage of the Qinghe Hou, the hundred generals guarding the gate still opened the city gate very attentively.

Just kidding, although the curfew decree is strict, if you don't let Qinghe Hou enter the city, it is estimated that he may fall to the ground, although the emperor also likes the law, but also has to divide time and occasion, many times you will reason with him ** law, when you reason with him, he will cut off your head, this is the emperor, so when the courtier should know how to be flexible.

Sure enough, just as the city gate was opened, Chen Xu's carriage and horses had not yet fully entered, only to see a few fast horses galloping over, and the Xuanwu guard on the horse held a token and shouted: "Your Majesty has an order, please invite the Marquis of Qinghe to enter the palace to discuss state affairs!" ”

So the hundred generals wiped the sweat on their foreheads, and they were very glad that their heads were very sober, and they did not adhere to the law, and they were unforgiving, iron-faced, and selfless.

Chen Xu was puzzled in his heart, at this time, according to custom, the palace had been locked, and generally the emperor would not summon the ministers without special urgency, let alone leave the palace.

Did something really big happen?

But it's not like ah, although he basically played outside all day today, everything is calm in Xianyang City, and if there is an emergency, someone from the government will definitely notify him.

However, the emperor's summons could not be shirked in any case.

So Chen Xu asked some of the guards to escort Shui Qingrou and Yu Ji and Xing'er back to the house, and he rode a horse with a few guards to the palace.

The palace was indeed locked, and under the escort of Xuanwu Wei, Chen Xu followed through a small gate and then went around the palace in a large circle and finally came to the Zichen Palace.

Qin Shi Huang was wearing a thin summer coat and was sitting in the Zichen Hall frowning and reading the book, his brows furrowed, and his face was slightly angry.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe has arrived!" The palace people guarding the door stood outside the store to report.

"Please!" Qin Shi Huang put down the piece in his hand and looked up.

After Chen Xu stepped into the main hall, he looked at the huge room, in addition to the chairs and beds, there were only a few lanterns, the candles on the desk swayed gently with the evening breeze, and the emperor was alone in front of the desk, which seemed to make him have an inexplicable sense of sadness.

This is the emperor, the emperor who controls the whole of China, at this time, the princes and princes, civil and military officials and even ordinary people have eaten and drunk enough to go to bed with their wives and concubines in their arms, but the emperor is still alone in the lamp to review the chapters, this hard work and diligence is not something that ordinary people can persist in all year round.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what it means to summon ministers into the palace?" Chen Xu respectfully saluted, this is a kind of respect from the heart, not just the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

The First Emperor stood up to greet him, and said apologetically on his face: "I am quite uneasy to summon Aiqing into the palace so late, but just now Xuanwuwei sent an urgent report, I need Qinghehou to help you take a closer look, this is a secret performance, Qinghehou will know at a glance!" ”

Chen Xu was even more puzzled in his heart, and at the same time with a trace of uneasiness, Xuanwuwei is the palace guard, belonging to the emperor's private army, not only the last line of defense to protect the emperor, but also a very secret spy agency, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military can not touch half a point, and the intelligence of Xuanwuwei spying is generally only the emperor can see, and generally Xuanwuwei spies on what the emperor needs, and they never pay attention to the people's livelihood, and a secret music that makes the emperor feel tricky, I am afraid that the matter is not trivial.

After taking the book, Chen Xu read it quickly by candlelight, and then his face twitched and he couldn't stop.

This is a secret music from the northwest military camp, Xuanwuwei's identity must be very hidden, and the content of the secret music is also very simple, only to say that in March, 10,000 elite horsemen sent troops to Henan in three ways, of which the 7,000 army led by Li Xin and Su Jiao quickly swept Henan, but there were more than 2,000 elite horsemen led by Jiang Hu who smuggled across the river to Hebei, and then disappeared without a trace, and there was no news for more than 20 days.

"Jiang Hu as a deputy general of horses, but because of the lack of experience in leading the army, so General Meng Tian asked him to lead three thousand horsemen to patrol the river, one is to monitor the Hebei Xiongnu's abnormal strategy to respond to the rear safety of General Li Xin, and the other is to capture the fleeing Henan Xiongnu by the way, but for some reason in late March Jiang Hu actually made his own opinion, disrespected the military order and led more than 2,000 horsemen to cross the river late at night, leaving only a few hundred people to guard the military camp."

"More than 2,000 horsemen are all new equipment, especially saddle stirrups, which is the biggest help for us to quickly sweep Henan this time, and once the more than 2,000 horsemen led by Jiang Hu died in Hebei, the production methods such as horse pedals and saddles will inevitably be mastered by the Huns, once the Huns and the Hu people also begin to equip a large number of these two tools, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer Hebei so easily, and there will be huge casualties......"

Although Qin Shi Huang's face was very calm when he spoke, his face was obviously beating lightly involuntarily, and his eyes were also very cold, and his heart must have been extremely angry at this time.

"Your Majesty, this incident happened twenty days ago, didn't General Meng Tian mention it in the battle report?" Chen Xu naturally knew that what the emperor said was right, but what made him even more puzzled was why such an important news came back after more than 20 days.

"This is exactly what I am worried about, if it weren't for Xuanwuwei's sudden transmission of this secret performance, I'm afraid I would have been kept in the dark, there are battle reports from the northwest military camp almost every day, but this matter has never been mentioned, why did General Meng Tian and Di Daohou hide this matter from me?" Qin Shi Huang walked around the room as he spoke, and his voice became unusually cold.

Chen Xu hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "The thoughts of General Meng Yi and Di Daohou are unknown, but I am afraid that they are also the same worries as Your Majesty, afraid that the equipment will fall into the hands of the Xiongnu and are planning to deal with it, not to mention that it is difficult to travel from Guanwai to Xianyang along the road with high mountains and dense forests, and it takes at least six days to pass on the news. General Jiang Hu may have felt that there was an opportunity to break into Hebei and take the initiative to find a fighter, so the minister felt that His Majesty did not need to be too anxious, maybe there would be great news in a few days! ”

"Great news?" Qin Shi Huang looked at Chen Xu suspiciously.

Although Chen Xu was apprehensive, he still pretended to nod calmly: "Yes, although Hebei is the lair of the Huns, many tribes are scattered in the grassland and do not belong to each other, large and small tribes are called kings, plus there are big rivers to block, so they must also be on guard, I never thought that my Great Qin Jian would suddenly enter Hebei, not to mention that the new horse pawn with a combat effectiveness of one as ten, is equivalent to tens of thousands of troops in the past, but it moves quickly and comes and goes like the wind, in the case of the enemy is sparse and prepared, as long as there is a guide to lead the way, I'm afraid that General Jiang Hu will give His Majesty a great surprise this time! ”

Qin Shi Huang was silent for a long time after listening, and then his face slowly bloomed: "Yes, yes, the Marquis of Qinghe is really thoughtful, this is what I didn't expect, my Central Plains princes have also fought with the Huns many times before, but because the horse pawns are not strong enough, so they have never entered Hebei, so the Huns in Hebei must be negligent in taking precautions, it seems that maybe it is really as Aiqing said, General Jiang Hu found the negligence of the Huns and crossed the river by night, but there has been no news for so long, which makes me uneasy!" ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, even if the more than 2,000 elite horsemen led by General Jiang Hu were wiped out, and it was not too much of a problem for the Huns to get the production method of stirrups and saddles, the Huns have been nomadic since ancient times, not to mention steel and ironmaking, there are few bamboo and wood craftsmen, so even if they are given a year, they will not be able to equip a decent army out, and as long as they wait until autumn, my Daqin can at least produce equipment for 30,000 elite horses, once Your Majesty intends to conquer Hebei, It must still be a trend of destruction, not to mention that we have always been unclear about the situation of the Xiongnu in Hebei, General Jiang Hu suddenly stirred up, it will inevitably make the Huns panic and uneasy, otherwise let them continue to develop steadily, and in time there will also be a talented tribal leader on the grassland, and many tribes in Hebei will gather into a super force, and it will be even more difficult to contain it at that time, so General Jiang Hu's sudden departure is probably not a bad thing for my Daqin, at least it can test the strength of the Xiongnu now, If General Jiang Hu's whole army is annihilated, then it can be seen that the Huns have appeared very powerful tribes, then Your Majesty needs to make a decision as soon as possible to launch the Northern Expedition, if you successfully return, then you know that the Huns are still scattered, you can slowly figure it out! ”

Chen Xu made a long speech, Qin Shi Huang's face was even more relaxed, and he nodded again and again and said: "Yes, yes, Qinghe Hou's words made me pause, General Jiang Hu won or lost this time, we can test the strength of the Huns, and prepare in advance for the later arrangements, well, it seems that General Jiang Hu is brave and resourceful, and he is a great general, and when he returns safely, I will reward him well!" ”

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