After nearly a year of repairs by the Qin State, the former Hangu Pass, the first pass in the world, has been restored.

Now the atmosphere of tension on the pass is much lighter, but the door is wide open, and the merchants and travelers are constantly going back and forth between Guanzhong and the Central Plains.

Although the status of merchants in the pre-Qin era was low, Han Feizi even wrote a letter to demote them to one of the five beetles, believing that they were not engaged in production, and relied on hoarding goods to seek the interests of farmers. But where there is a need for goods, where there is a profit, it will naturally make businessmen who smell business opportunities flock to it.

At this time, the Kanto region was in the midst of a great war, and the sophisticated weapons and armor made in the Kanto region became a rarity that the Kwantung princes were chasing. A pair of armor made by ordinary Qin craftsmen could be sold for three times the price in the Central Plains, and at the same time, silk cloth from the Kanto region and horses from Hebei became hot and sought-after goods in the Qin State. Although the Qin state did not publicly support it, it also acquiesced in this unofficial private deal. On the one hand, it earned high profits through the continuous export of armor and equipment, and on the other hand, it used the money to purchase military horses in the Kwantung Hebei Province to hoard strength.

Although the Qin State and the bordering Wei State did not make any alliance, on the contrary, nominally the Qin State still worshipped Xiang Yu as the co-master, and did not issue any proclamation to denounce Xiang Yu, so naturally the anti-Chu alliance was not all the way. It's just that everyone in the world knows that Qin Chu is a mortal enemy, and Qin's surrender to Xiang Yu is nothing more than forced by the situation, if anyone really takes this seriously, it will be a big joke in the world.

Han Xin sent Yanshi Dao north to Zhao State and Zhao Xie secretly negotiated a secret alliance, and then Yanshi Dao went south to Wei State and negotiated with Wei Bao in the same secret. Han Xin had already made clear the attitude of the Qin state, that is, he would never intervene in the war between the two countries and the Chu state, and was willing to provide soldiers and armor to the two countries through commercial transportation and other means. In order to show their sincerity, the Qin State withdrew most of the serious illnesses stationed at Hangu Pass several times, so as to appease the hearts of Wei and Zhao, so that they could go all out to deal with the Chu State in the east.

Now that the upper echelons of Qin and Wei have reached a consensus, the people below will naturally not embarrass these caravans, but will give the green light to let them go all the way. Han Xin blended in with the crowd of people leaving the customs, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a hat and a broken sword, this kind of outfit was too common in this chaotic world.

The news of Han Xin's departure from the Qin State was not publicized, and only a few henchmen such as Ying Ke and Li Zuoche knew about it. Externally, it was said that General Han Xin would tour Beidi County and Shangjun on behalf of the Son of Heaven, the military Chinese affairs would be handled by Lieutenant Zuocheng Li Zuoche, and the Xianyang military patrol would be handed over to Wang Qi, who had already returned. The affairs of the court and the central government are jointly managed by the princess Ying Ke and the prime minister Sun Hong, and there will be no chaos in the future.

Han Xin disguised himself as a caravan guard, followed a large caravan from Xianyang all the way out of Hangu Pass, and parted ways at the border of Wei, and the caravan went north to Zhao, while he continued eastward. Came to a small city of Wei not far away, Han Xin spent money to buy a horse and walked, although the war horse in the Central Plains is very strictly controlled, but the wealth can be channeled, Han Xin is burdened with a lot of money, so he is naturally handy.

With horses to travel, Han Xin rode his horse on the galloping road to Huaibei, just wanting to reach Pengcheng as soon as possible. It's just that this horse is just an ordinary war horse, not a good horse. So every half of the day, Han Xin had to rest for one night and wait until he had enough horsepower before hitting the road.

At this time, the two armies of Chu and Han in the Central Plains were facing each other in the Xingyang area, and the southern places were much calmer, so Han Xin planned to move his itinerary slightly south into the sphere of influence of Chu, avoiding the Chu and Han armies in the fierce battle, so as not to cause trouble in vain.

This way Han Xin did not go very smoothly, and he met the Chu army patrolling several times, but fortunately, every time there was no danger, and his whereabouts were not exposed. After passing through Yingchuan County, and then to the east is Chen County, where the hinterland of Chu is located, if Han Xin swaggers and gallops on the galloping road, sooner or later it will attract the attention of the local government, so he simply abandons his horse and walks alone in the mountain and forest paths.

Since he left and arrived in the Northland three years ago, Han Xin has been accustomed to military life, but he has become a lot unfamiliar with the mountain and forest life that he was accustomed to back then. This time he returned to the mountains and forests, and he seemed a little unaccustomed to it, Han Xin couldn't help but laugh and scold himself in his heart for being pampered, and even the roots of his background had fallen.

Since he has arrived in Chen County, it is not too far from Pengcheng. Han Xin walked in the mountains and forests for several days, and at dusk on this day, he found a sheltered mountain recess and planned to rest for the night.

The branches of the trees burned in the fire, and the roasted roasted roe meat on the fire had already smeared with golden grease, dripping on the tongue of fire and "creaking", and the air was filled with an enticing aroma. Although Han Xin was already hungry, he was not in a hurry, but patiently turned the roe deer slowly, letting the fire evenly roast every corner.

In the past ten days, Han Xin has not bothered to freshen up and change his clothes, his chin has been densely covered with a circle of stubble, and his originally delicate face has become a little rougher. Han Xin was wearing only a thin linen coat, it was still deep winter at this time, and the cold wind in the mountains and forests was still cold, but Han Xin didn't seem to have a trace of cold, just focused on roasting roast roe deer.

Suddenly put down the roe deer, Han Xin frowned slightly and said in an unkind tone; "Come out."

The branches of a tree behind him trembled slightly, and a person was left behind, it was Xingyu, who had not been seen for many days, and walked up to Han Xin and said with a smile; "How did you find me?"

Han Xin raised the corners of his mouth, "You originally hid it well, but just now a gust of wind blew, and you couldn't help but tremble." ”

Xingyu Zou snorted; "I say, Miss Ben's light body kung fu will also be discovered by you." Immediately said coquettishly; "But the wind is so strong above, it's really cold, you are comfortable, roast the fire here and eat meat, so that I am cold and hungry on the tree to death."

Han Xin laughed, at this time the roe meat had been roasted, this roe deer was extremely fat, and he ate it a little wasted by himself, so he handed it a small half and said with a smile; "Come, seeing that you are working so hard with me, how about you please eat meat?"

Xingyu was not polite, took it and opened his mouth to take a bite, only to feel that his mouth was full of fragrance, and he couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect you to have a good hand, it's really unseemly." ”

Han Xin said disappreciatively; "You think I'm one of you guys who don't eat the fireworks of the world all day long, but the master has to survive, if I don't know these basic crafts, I would have starved to death in the mountains and forests."

Seeing that Xingyu was concentrating on eating roe meat and didn't care about himself, Han Xin smiled, and he was a little hungry in his stomach, so he ate it in a big gulp.

After eating most of it, Han Xin took off the wine bag from the bite, took a few sips of it by himself, and handed it to Xingyu. Xingyu also shirked, took a big sip, and handed it back to Han Xin. The two of them ate meat and drank wine like this, like old friends for many years, but they both kept silent very tacitly.

After the wine and food were full, Han Xin stretched his waist, burped lazily, and opened his mouth to ask; "How did you find me?"

Xingyu was also full at this time, so he put down the roe meat, carefully wiped the oil stains on his mouth and hands with a handkerchief, and then smiled, and said with some smugness on his pretty face; "I had already calculated that you would go back to Pengcheng, and the master was going to retreat again, and I had nothing to do, so I sent someone to find out your news on the road. You are really flamboyant enough, just swaggering on the galloping road, but no one would have imagined that the dignified general of the Qin State would deign to come to the mountains and forests of the Chu State. ”

Han Xin was stunned for a moment and asked with some puzzlement; "How did you know I was going to Pengcheng?"

Xingyu raised his eyebrows, "I guessed that." ”

Then he sighed again; "You still have a conscience, and it's not in vain that stupid girl to treat you so infatuated, if you are still unmoved and enjoying it in Xianyang, then I will look down on people like you in my heart."

Han Xin saw that she had something to say, and she refused to say it directly, so he didn't bother to dwell on this matter, but just turned his head and said lightly; "Then let's change the subject, what are you coming to me for?"

Xingyu turned his head sideways and blinked, "Guess what?" “

"Come and kill me? But it's not like it, your master didn't come with you, and you can't kill me alone. ”

Xingyu snorted heavily when he heard this, but he only turned his head and didn't refute it. Her martial arts are already weaker than Han Xin, so Han Xin didn't dominate when she said this.

Han Xin sighed and said; "Tell me, what are you looking for from me?"

Xingyu looked a little hesitant, and only after a long time did he make up his mind to speak; "I'd like to ask you to do me a favor."

Han Xin frowned, "What do you need, let's hear it." ”

"I want you to come with me to see someone."

"Who?"

"My master."

Han Xin laughed dumbly; "Are you stupid or am I stupid, do you think I'll go with you and throw myself into the net?"

Xingyu shook his head and said with a pale face; "I didn't mean that, I really just wanted to ask you for help, my master's current situation is not good, very bad. He has been in a trance all day these days, and after the failure to kill you last time, it has become more serious, and he often talks to himself and cries and laughs alone, and a few days ago he has to retreat and say that he has to find a way, and even I refuse to see him. I really can't help it, I think about it and I have to tie the bell to unlock the bell, so I have to beg you to meet him, maybe there will be some turnaround. ”

Han Xin suddenly straightened his face when he heard this, "I'm not related to you, he is crazy or not, and if he is crazy, he won't trouble me anymore, this is great news." Besides, if you turn your face, then I'm not killing myself. ”

The stars whisper softly; "You should help me, your martial arts are so strong, if you want to run, we can't stop you, last time you refused to run away because you were worried about your sweetheart, otherwise who can stop you."

Han Xin just shook his head and refused, and Xingyu saw that he refused to agree, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then how can you agree to my request." ”

Han Xin wanted to refuse directly, but suddenly thought of something, so he smiled maliciously; "If you answer me truthfully a few questions, I'll think about it."

Xingyu said with some surprise; "Just ask."

"First, why did you remind me to be careful last time, and show mercy to my subordinates everywhere."

This question didn't seem to have much of an impact, so Xingyu replied without hesitation; "Not why. Master has been a ghost over the years, obsessed with studying that thing all day long, no different from being crazy. I know that the best way to cure the madness of the heart is to make him disillusioned, and finally understand what reality is, so I will secretly destroy whatever he wants to do, and if he wants to kill you, I will not let you die. ”

Han Xin heard "that thing" for the first time, so he couldn't help but be stunned and blurted out; "What's that thing?"

Xingyu shook his head and said; "You still don't know."

"What if I insist on knowing?" Han Xin's curiosity was completely aroused, and he couldn't help but think of the conversation between An Qisheng and Mingyue in Lu Mansion that made him listen to the conversation in the clouds, and the crazy words that An Qisheng said to him in the forest a few days ago. guessed that An Qisheng seemed to be looking for something, and found it, but because he unexpectedly came to this era and changed history, he was angry with himself.

Xingyu hesitated for a long time, and finally said; "Do you know Jiuding?"

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and then said; "Yu collects the gold of Jiumu and casts Jiuding. Are you talking about this Jiuding? ”

Xingyu nodded, then shook his head again, "Yes and no. ”

Han Xin's face sank, "What do you mean?" ”

"I said 'yes', which means that it is the Jiuding made by Dayu recorded in the history books. Saying 'no' means that Jiuding is not the Nine Great Dings. ”

Han Xin groaned; "In the fifty-second year of King Zhaoxiang, King Zhou Yu died, and Qin plundered Jiuding people Qin from Luoyi, if it is correct, shouldn't Jiuding be in Xianyang? I also saw Jiuding when I was worshipping the sky, and there was nothing abnormal, it was nothing more than nine big tripods. ”

Xingyu shook his head slowly, "You're wrong, what you Qin State grabbed from Luoyi after the destruction of Zhou was just nine ordinary Dadings, not the real Jiuding." You have been deceived by the Zhou Chamber, everyone in the world has been deceived by the Zhou Family, and the real Jiuding has already been lost by the Zhou Chamber. ”

"The Jiuding of the Zhou legend of Dayu has the strange effect of penetrating the heavens and the earth, breaking the future, and unpredictable, and the Xia Dynasty has maintained its rule for nearly five hundred years by relying on him. It was not until Xia Wei was mediocre that the Xia Dynasty was replaced by Shang Tang, who inherited the Xia Dynasty, including Jiuding, until 600 years later, when Shang was tyrannical and overbearing, and was replaced by King Wu of Zhou. ”

"The legendary Jiuding is the king of the world, and the winner is qualified to have the world, and the Zhou Dynasty is relying on this thing to have the prosperity of the first two hundred years. Later, King Zhao of Zhou drowned in the south, losing not only his own life, but also the Jiuding he carried with him. Later, in order to cover the eyes and ears of the world, the Zhou room created nine big tripods in the capital, and falsely called them Jiuding to the outside world, but because of the loss of the nine tripods, the king's spirit was lost, which led to the eastward migration of the Zhou family and the subsequent five hundred years of endless conquest in the world,"

Han Xin listened intently and smiled for a long time; "It's a wonderful story, but what does it have to do with me."

Xingyu glared at him and said; "Do you think I'm making up a story?"

"Yes." Han Xin didn't deny it, but nodded directly with a grin. As a modern person, he naturally scoffed at the theory of ghosts and gods. Those are just a little tricks to tease the uneducated.

Xingyu said for a long time, but when he saw Han Xin, he didn't believe it, and couldn't help but say angrily; "Believe it or not, it's up to you, otherwise why do you think my master wants to infiltrate the Qin court and do everything possible to instigate the First Emperor to attack Baiyue, just to seize Jiuding left in Lingnan."

"Then what does your master want this Jiuding to do, is it possible that he still wants to be the emperor himself?"

Xingyu was silent for a moment before speaking; "He's here to save people, to save a loved one."

"What do you mean?"

"At that time, my master, that is, my master's father, was a strange man in the world, and he was very knowledgeable in the world. At that time, the Seven Heroes merged with the Zhou family, and Zhou Tianzi was completely reduced to the plaything of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the Qiang Qin after the change, and regarded Zhou Tianzi as nothing, and arbitrarily extorted the population and land. The living Zhou Tianzi was not willing to be a puppet again, so he recruited strange people from all over the world to find the Jiuding that was lost in the south, hoping to reunite the king's spirit. ”

Hearing this, Han Xin couldn't help but snort coldly; "Nonsense, how can the rise and fall of the world's dynasties be determined by the gains and losses of one thing. That Zhou Tianzi was also very mediocre when he thought about it, and he didn't want to rectify the armament and repair the armor, but he wanted to rely on this ethereal thing to change the country's situation. ”

Xingyu ignored Han Xin's sarcasm, and still said to himself; "My master once received the grace of the Zhou family, so he happily promised to go around to investigate the whereabouts of Jiuding, and finally determined that he was hit by the river and fell to the land of Baiyue. In order to live up to Zhou Tianzi's trust, my ancestor went south to the barren land of Baiyue for several years, during which no one knew what happened, and then he returned to Luoyi and talked with Zhou Tianzi for a long night, and finally let him give up this unrealistic idea. Then my ancestor returned to his hometown and died three years later. ”

"Later, my master inherited the mantle of his ancestor, he was humble and sincere, and everything was fine at first, but then a great change made his temperament change greatly. The master and his wife had a deep affection, but when the master was young, he was addicted to Taoism, and often did not return home for several years as soon as he went out. Later, when the master returned, he was heartbroken, but he also regretted it. ”

At this time, he unexpectedly found a codex left by his ancestor, which recorded in detail the secrets of his ancestor in the Zhou clan and what he encountered in Lingnan. Of course, these are not the most important things, there are still some things written in it, and this is the most surprising. ”

Han Xin's eyes widened, he had already believed half of what Xingyu said, and he couldn't help but ask; "What's written?"

Xingyu looked into his eyes and said slowly; "At the end of the codex, the ancestor wrote down the changes in the world in the past fifty years, the death of Zhou, the death of Han, the death of Wei, and the death of Zhao Chuyan. Repairing the Great Wall, driving the Xiongnu, leveling Baiyue, and the first emperor died in the sand dunes, Qin lost his deer and changed hands in the world......"