The speed of Yulin was so fast, the fast Gao Rou didn't have time to arrange the crossbowmen, so he could only reluctantly form a phalanx to meet the battle.

The sound of horses' hooves in his ears was deafening, the ground under his feet shook violently, and the momentum of more than a thousand Yulin troops erupted was so terrifying that it deserved to be the strongest army in Great Qin. The rebel soldier's heart pounded nervously, and the hand holding the weapon trembled slightly.

Three hundred steps.

Two hundred steps.

One hundred steps.

Yulin came in an instant, and those who were close could clearly see the white gas sprayed between the mouth and nose of the war horse, and those who were close could clearly see the dark red blood groove on the spear in Yulin's hand.

Kill!

The dozens of horsemen at the front jumped high and slammed into the phalanx, the mournful scream before the huge horse body was pierced, and the roar of the knight before he died. The feather forest behind was unmoved, and still crashed into the phalanx without hesitation. The heads of the two armies collided fiercely together, and a fierce impact and battle began.

A general in black armor in the feather forest rushed up, and the spear was unstoppable. Immediately stopped and yelled; "I am Meng Yi, the former general of the palace, who killed the rebels at the behest of His Majesty and welcomed back the tribute. Whoever forsakes his weapon and surrenders shall not be killed. ”

The soldiers under Gao Rou's command were originally just requisitioned from the Cangshan camp by virtue of the tiger talisman given to him by Zhao Gao. Discipline was strict in the Qin army, and all troop movements of more than 500 people must hold His Majesty's Tiger Talisman. Gao Rou himself was a county guard, and he held a tiger talisman, so even if all the soldiers were suspicious of him, they did not dare to disobey his orders.

Now Meng Yi brought the first emperor's pro-army Yulin to exterminate them, and called them 'rebels'. Meng Tian and Meng Yi are His Majesty's confidants and favorite generals, and their prestige in the Qin army is extremely high. With Meng Yi here, there was still a trace of resistance in their hearts, and they suddenly retreated, either kneeling and surrendering, or desperately fleeing backwards.

Meng Yi didn't chase after him, but just led his troops straight down to the camp of the southern expeditionary army. When Chen Yu saw Meng Yi coming, he ran out of the camp with the remaining subordinates, knelt on the ground and said loudly; "Chen Yu, captain of the Southern Expeditionary Military Academy, participated in the Mongolian general."

Meng Yi stopped and saw that although he was covered in blood, he was still upright and unmoved by his injuries.

"You are Chen Yu, the messenger of Ren Huan?"

Chen Yu straightened up and replied loudly: "It's a subordinate." ”

Meng Yi nodded, looked around at the only remaining more than 200 soldiers of the Southern Expedition who were covered in blood, and said in a loud voice; "It is worthy of being the master of my Great Qin, Captain Chen and your merits, I will definitely tell Your Majesty and ask for credit for you."

Chen Yu said with great joy; "More generals."

"Captain Chen, take your subordinates on horseback, and escort the tribute with me to the sand dunes to meet Your Majesty."

"Yes."

Gao Rou saw that the soldiers were defeated, and her face suddenly turned pale. The sword, which was then swung madly again, looked at the deserter and roared loudly; "Don't retreat, those who retreat will be killed."

"Meng Yi rebelled, I will kill Meng Yi in the name of His Majesty, and whoever beheads him will be given a thousand gold and sealed the inner marquis."

No matter how Gao Rou coerced and tempted, the soldiers who passed by him were unmoved. There were even a few brave soldiers who stopped and looked at him, thinking about whether to take him down and give it to Meng Yi for credit.

Gao Rou saw a few cold eyes around her, and suddenly sobered up, and hurriedly got on her horse and galloped back. He gritted his teeth again and pulled out a tube from his bosom.

A sharp whistle sounded in the sky, and it actually came from the bamboo pipe in Gao Rou's hand.

On a hill five miles away, Xiang Yu stood on a high place, looking at the battlefield looming in the distance with a calm face. After seeing the signal in the air, his face finally moved, and he waved his halberd and shouted loudly behind him;

"Da Chu's sons, follow me to kill all the Qin dogs."

"Kill!" Thousands of knights behind Xiang Yu roared as hard as they could.

******

It was already close to the time of the lamp, but Zhao Gao still had no intention of eating, walking around anxiously indoors, like ants on a hot pot.

He had been restless for the past few days, and all he could think about was that incident. Today is the time of success or failure, but there is still no news from Gao Rou's side in the evening, how can he not be in a hurry.

"My lord, my lord, good news, good news." Outside the door, the voice of his confidant Zhang Wen was unusually happy, and Zhao Gao hurriedly greeted him.

"How?"

"Congratulations, sir." Zhang Wen bowed to the ground, with a smile on his face. "My lord, Meng Yi is dead, and the tribute has been delivered, and he is outside the palace."

Zhao Gao laughed a few times and finally let go of his long-hanging heart.

Meng Yi is dead, great, great. As soon as Meng Yi died, he was equivalent to more than half of his success. Meng Yi, Meng Yi, you have been fighting with me for more than ten years, and after all, you still died in my Zhao master. Hmph, don't worry, I won't let you be lonely for too long, and soon your master Fusu and your brother Meng Tian will go down to accompany you.

"Quick, get the tribute to my room." Zhao Gao hurriedly urged, and the henchmen waiting outside the door immediately promised to go.

"Tell me what happened."

"Yes." Zhang Wen cleared his throat and reported everything he had learned. When he heard that Gao Rou's army was scattered by Meng Yi in just one round, Zhao Gao snorted heavily and said; "This waste, given him an army of 6,000, can't help me recapture the tribute, it's really muddy that can't support the wall." Hearing how brave Yu Qi's 'Three Thousand Dead Soldiers' were, and how they actually suppressed Yulin's momentum, he couldn't help but frown, thinking that the force he had collected was really useful.

I also heard that one of Yu Qi's dead soldiers could fight Meng Yi for hundreds of rounds, and finally killed Meng Yi. couldn't help but be surprised, and secretly thought in his heart that it seems that this Yu Qi is not simple, his subordinates are really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and they can be used again.

Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhang Wendao; "Tell Yu Gong on my behalf that they did a good job this time, and I am very satisfied. Didn't he always want an official position to support his private soldiers, and I plan to entitle him as the envoy of Huiji County, so that he can crusade against the Liukou and the Yue people in the south on his own. Tell him for me that if you do things well for your own officials, sooner or later the county guard will be his. ”

Zhang Wennuo said goodbye and retired. After a while, the four little eunuchs struggled to carry a half-human-high wooden box into Zhao Gao's residence. Zhao Gao waved his hand, and the four of them retreated.

The wooden box is not big, and it is only up to Zhao Gao's waist when placed on the ground. A small boxy box, surrounded by a black cloth. I don't know what material the contents are made of, it will be so heavy that the four little eunuchs can only move it together.

Zhao Gao paced slowly around the wooden box, his heart full of curiosity and questions. What the hell is this, why did An Qisheng want to get it so much, and even did not hesitate to bewitch His Majesty to go on an expedition to Lingnan, which cost most of the country's strength.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao's hand couldn't help but reach out to the black cloth, wanting to take a look at it. Just when his fingers were about to touch it, he suddenly remembered all the weirdness that Ren Huan mentioned in Song Shushu, and his hand was violently retracted, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

It was close to the time of the lamp, and the hall was dark. Zhao Gao stared at the wooden box in a daze, a chill suddenly appeared in his heart, an inexplicable fear ignited, and his teeth couldn't help but tremble. His eyes seemed to be attracted by the wooden box, and he couldn't move it anymore.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency." There were several hurried shouts outside the door, and Zhao Gao wanted to respond, but his tongue didn't listen. Then I heard the door pushing, and a squirming of footsteps approached.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" The little eunuch saw Zhao Gao standing there stunned with his mouth wide open, motionless, and couldn't help but reach out and gently push him in confusion.

Zhao Gao closed his mouth violently, the root of his tongue felt a sharp pain, and his whole body suddenly relaxed, as if he was pulled ashore by someone when he was drowning. Like a nightmare, he woke up, Zhao Gao was sweating profusely and soaking wet.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Gao realized his gaffe at this time, quickly wiped the sweat off his forehead, and asked hurriedly.

The little eunuch bowed and said; "Lord Zhao, Your Majesty has a decree to announce your visit."

Zhao Gao was taken aback and blurted out; "Your Majesty is awake." The little eunuch nodded.

Zhao Gao was flustered in his heart, didn't the imperial doctor say that the First Emperor was dying soon, just a few days, how could he suddenly wake up, and remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Apart from me, who else has Your Majesty summoned?" ”

The little eunuch replied respectfully; "And the Prime Minister."

Several thoughts flashed in Zhao Gao's heart, and the expression on his face was cloudy. Seeing that Zhao Gao was still motionless, the little eunuch couldn't help but remind him a little anxiously; "Lord Zhao, Your Majesty is waiting for you and the Prime Minister in the palace, you see ......."

Zhao Gao suddenly woke up, hurriedly dressed up, and followed the little eunuch. Before leaving, he hurriedly glanced at the wooden box on the table, still palpitating.

When he arrived at the main hall where the First Emperor lived, Li Si was already waiting there, and when he saw Zhao Gao coming, he bowed his head slightly, which was regarded as a greeting.

Zhao Gao's gaze turned to the first emperor who collapsed, and saw that his eyes were still slightly closed, his eyelashes trembled slightly, but his face was not as pale as a few days ago, but a little sickly red.

No matter how Zhao Gao looked at it, he felt that the First Emperor didn't look like he was getting better, but like a return to the light. looked at the imperial doctor standing on the side, who had already been bought by him, and his eyes were full of questions.

Seeing that the imperial doctor shook his head slowly, Zhao Gao relieved his heart, it seems that it is really a return to the light, so the first emperor summoned the two to make an edict.

Sure enough, when the First Emperor heard that Zhao Gao had arrived, he opened his eyes and struggled to sit up.

Zhao Gao knelt on the ground fiercely, hugged the thigh of the First Emperor, and complained with a handful of snot and tears, "Your Majesty, you are finally awake, the old slave is worried to death." Fortunately, God has eyes, Your Majesty, you are finally better. ”

The First Emperor waved his hand impatiently and stopped Zhao Gao, he already felt that his strength was running out, and he didn't want to listen to Zhao Gao's flattering nonsense anymore.

"Zhao Gao, the purpose."

"No." Zhao Gao hurriedly stood up, and another palace person presented pen and ink and brocade silk. ”

The First Emperor coughed violently for a while, and then he gasped and said: "Ling Gongzi Fusu, return to Xianyang from Shangjun quickly, preside over my funeral, and hand over the army to the commander of Meng Tian." ”

Zhao Gao's body shook suddenly, and the ink under the pen suddenly stagnated, leaving a puddle of ink. Sure enough, it was him, Zhao Gao thought in his heart, but he was silent.

After Zhao Gao wrote the recital, he handed it to Li Si who looked sad on the side. Li Si looked at it carefully, nodded to the First Emperor, handed it over to Zhao Gao Gaixi for sealing, and summoned the guards outside the door, and ordered him to send the horse to Shangjun quickly.

The First Emperor breathed a long sigh of relief, slowly closed his eyes, and was silent for a long time before he gently raised his hand and waved weakly; "You all stand down, I want to be quiet and quiet."