Early in the morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the gate of Wucheng was opened early, and the usually messy streets were cleaned spotlessly. Lord Gunsho Yin ordered the shops on both sides to be demolished, and the streets were doubled.

In order to prevent anyone from ramming the emperor's car, Wucheng locked the city for several days and arrested them, and the ruffians and hooligans on the streets, and the thieves who did not return to the case, were all swept away, and the prison in Wucheng was overcrowded for a while.

The soldiers who usually looked lazy also put on brand new armor, and the Changge in their hands was polished, and they stood on the streets one by one energetically, raising their heads hard, waiting for the review of His Majesty the Great Emperor.

The county guard Yin Tong and the county lieutenant and the supervisor Yu Shi led a large group of subordinate officials to stand neatly outside the city gate early in the morning.

Although it was close to April, the humidity was still very heavy in the morning, and it was inevitable that there were elderly people with sore waists and legs among the officials, but no one dared to show impatience, and they all stretched their necks one by one, waiting for the emperor's chariot.

The emperor's car would arrive at noon at the earliest, but Yin Tong still didn't dare to slack off, and waited outside the city gate early in the morning.

His Majesty has become more and more short-tempered in recent years, and the attendants around him are often executed for no reason. In case he came to Wucheng in advance on a whim, he found that Yin Tong was completely unprepared, and if he didn't get it right, it would be a sin of negligence.

Thinking of this, Yin Tong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead a little nervously, and secretly prayed in his heart that he would not make any mistakes when the First Emperor was in Wucheng.

Seeing that he was so nervous, Bo Fan Zeng, the lord on the side, smiled slightly, and didn't speak, just thinking about his thoughts.

Yin Tong looked at the sun that had risen to the top of the city, his throat was a little dry, he swallowed his saliva, and suddenly asked, "Master Fan, where did Your Majesty's car go for the report just now?" ”

Fan Zeng was about to answer, but he saw a gallop in front of him, rushing towards the city gate with billowing smoke and dust. Galloping to the city gate, he still rode his horse, until he was in front of everyone, and the horse roared, and his front hooves slammed on the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, and smashed it on Yin Tong's face.

"Are you Wucheng County Shou Yintong?" The knight on the horse was condescending and asked Yin Tong with an arrogant face. He was wearing black fine armor, a red veil on his shoulders, and a swan feather diagonally inserted on his helmet, which was the standard dress of the emperor's pro-army Yulin Army.

Although you are a county guard, and the other party sees that the title of dress is just a small public ride, Yin Tong still does not dare to slack off, and replied respectfully: "It is here, may I ask what the angel's will is conveying." ”

"Passing on Your Majesty's will, Your Majesty is slightly ill and does not want to enter the city, the chariot will camp next to Zhangshui, and you will go to the palace as soon as possible."

After speaking, he no longer looked at everyone, fell off his horse and turned back, and trampled on a cloud of dust.

"What a commanding soldier." The county lieutenant on the side coughed and said angrily.

Yin Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly, as an angel, how could he not be arrogant.

coughed, cleared his voice, and said to the subordinate officials: "Everyone, let's go to the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

After speaking, he took this group of subordinate officials to Zhangshui, but he didn't notice that Fan Zeng was quietly a few steps behind.

Fan Zeng slowed down his pace and pondered: Yingzheng is extremely taboo for others to talk about 'old age, sickness, and death' in front of him, and all his previous patrols are to show the national prestige with great fanfare, and every county must meet with officials, so that they are afraid of their own heavenly might. This time I didn't enter Wucheng, it seems that there must be an article in this. Ill? Could it be that Yingzheng's body is no longer good.

Thinking of this, he stopped, and while his colleagues around him were not paying attention, he secretly beckoned lightly to a soldier outside the city gate, and the soldier came over consciously. After Fan Zeng whispered a few words in his ear, the soldier quietly left.

In any case, if his guess is true, this is absolutely important news for the revival of Dachu, and he must report to Xiang Liang and let him make a plan as soon as possible.

******

It was already dusk, and the sky by the water was still a flock of birds wandering, refusing to set, but the originally quiet riverside was full of noise.

The camp has long been set up, and the towering arrow towers, watchtowers, fences and barriers set up with horse-drawn carriages as the main trunk are all in accordance with the standards of the Qin army's wartime camp. From time to time in the camp, there were Yulin soldiers with halberds patrolling by, shouting military trumpets. The non-commissioned officers who were not on duty wrestled in the camp naked*.

I saw a muscular wrestler pressing another tall wrestler under him, which caused a loud cheer from the onlookers. Suddenly, seeing the red flag waving on the watchtower, the sharp-eyed soldier saw a burst of dust not far from the camp, so he waved his hand and shouted loudly: "The general is back, open the camp gate quickly." ”

Dozens of soldiers scrambled forward to open the camp gate and remove the barricades set up outside the gate. After a while, I saw a group of cavalry galloping over, all of them freshly dressed and angry, with a fierce face full of fierce spirit, but the mounts under the crotch were not weapons and baggage, but full of prey.

After the Qin general galloped into the camp gate, he pulled the reins violently, stopped his horse, grabbed the roe deer hanging from the saddle, and threw it at the soldiers, laughing and saying loudly; "There is a lot of prey today, so you little rabbits can have a good tooth sacrifice."

All the soldiers jumped up, stepped forward to catch it, and shouted one after another: "The general is mighty, the general is mighty." ”

General Qin laughed again, turned over and dismounted, and there were already soldiers on the side who came to lead the horse.

I saw that he was about forty years old and burly. Thick eyebrows and big eyes, high nose and wide mouth, a square face with Chinese characters, some wind and frost on the face, between the eyebrows, very powerful. Although he was wearing just ordinary Qin general's clothes, the knights around him consciously stopped behind him and looked at him in unison, their eyes respectful.

At this time, the general of the Qin army on duty came to greet him, and after seeing him, he respectfully issued a military order and shouted; "General."

He replied with "grace", casually untied the muntjac next to the saddle, and walked towards the camp, followed closely by Nangong Yun, the Qin general on duty.

Turning back and asking; "What's going on in the camp today?"

Nangong Yunhuidao; "It's not a big deal."

General Qin nodded and said again; "After all, this is an old place, so we'd better be extra careful. Command to go down, and the sergeant on duty at night is doubled. Let the brothers work harder, and when you come back to Xianyang, I will treat you well. Now we have to be in good spirits, and we must not allow anyone with ulterior motives to crash into His Majesty's frame. ”

"No." After speaking, Nangong Yun retired.

In the center of the camp is dozens of large tents, which are the places where the first emperor and his concubines lived, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. This Qin general didn't care at all, the road was unimpeded, and the feather forests on both sides did not stop it, but instead saluted with halberds.

It wasn't until in front of the emperor's bedroom that a few small eunuchs blocked his way.

"Fuck off." General Qin's eyes widened angrily and shouted.

Frightened, the little eunuchs crawled away from the tent, and at this time a soft voice came from the tent:

"The general is so majestic."

Zhao Gao opened the door curtain and slowly walked out of the tent, with a smile on his face that was neither yin nor yang, and looked at General Qin with a sneer.

"Meng Yi, you dare to be presumptuous in front of Your Majesty's tent."

Meng Yi didn't answer, just looked at Zhao Gao coldly, and a few fierce colors flashed in his eyes. It was not a matter of a day or two that he and Zhao Gao had a feud, so he did not hide his hatred at all.

"You dare to prevent me from meeting Your Majesty?"

"Zhao Gao, don't think that I don't dare to kill you, killing you is like killing an old dog. With my Montessori merit and grace, I will only be sentenced to a military assignment at most. ”

Zhao Gao's face was gloomy, and he was silent for a long time, but he suddenly smiled, and his face quickly changed to a flattering smile, and he bowed down and said: "The general's words are serious, how dare the old slave stop you, it's just that Your Majesty just rested, if the general goes in at this time, I'm afraid the sacred heart will be displeased." ”

After lowering his body, his eyes were full of hatred, but he knew that His Majesty's favor for Meng Yi was not weaker than his. Moreover, the three generals of the Mengshi clan have a transcendent status in Great Qin, and if there is really a fierce conflict with him, His Majesty will definitely abandon him in favor of Meng Yi.

Meng Yi snorted heavily, raised the muntjac in his hand and said, "But Your Majesty told me this morning that you want to eat my barbecued game." ”

Zhao Gao still greeted him with a smile and said; "If the general doesn't believe in the old slave, he can go in and give it a try. It's just that His Majesty has been ill recently, and it was just not easy to take the decoction and fall asleep, if he was woken up by the general, I am afraid it will not be good. After saying that, he stepped aside and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation to the tent.

Meng Yi saw that Zhao Gao didn't look like a fake, so he believed it, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Si, who happened to arrive.

"Prime Minister." Meng Yi arched his hand towards Li Si, he was different from Li Si and Zhao Gaoke, and he still had some respect in his heart.

"The general has gained a lot." Li Si glanced at the muntjac in his hand and said with a smile; "It seems that the old man has a good mouth tonight."

Meng Yi laughed, nodded and said, "This is natural, I will send someone to send a few good game to the prime minister in a while." ”

"Thank you so much." Li Si thanked him, then turned to Zhao Gao and asked; "Lord Zhao, I don't know how His Majesty's body is."

"I have already taken the decoction prescribed by the imperial doctor, saying that it is the wind evil entering the body. Your Majesty has just fallen asleep. ”

"Yes." Lees groaned and said; "The county guard and a group of officials have been waiting outside the tent for three hours, you see, can Your Majesty receive you."

Zhao Gao spread his hands and said helplessly; "But Your Majesty has just fallen asleep, and you don't know Your Majesty's temper," Zhao Gao stretched out his hand and made a neck gesture.

Li Si sighed, and could only retire helplessly.

Zhao Gao waited for Meng Yi and Li Si to go away before turning around and shouting sharply to the two little eunuchs; "Take good care of it, don't let anyone disturb Your Majesty's rest, do you hear?"

The two little eunuchs hurriedly nodded in response, and Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction and asked again; "Where's Gongzi Huhai?"

"I saw it just now, the prince was playing with the palace maids in the back tent."