Chapter 68: Double Oppression
"Zongzheng, why don't you see the figure of Wang Lao Yushi, this trip to Xingyang, but the prime minister takes special care of it." Yan Yi leaned out half of his body through the wall, and asked Chen Di below.
Yan Yi's suspicions are getting heavier, these days, he has also heard rumors from people from the east that Wang Ming Lao Yushi was killed in Xingyang, and it is said that he died very memorably, and now, if Chen Di's words show some flaws, Yan Yi will immediately let the crossbowman set up a crossbow to stop this team of suspicious people.
For the Yan family, Yan Yi, who is attached to Zhao Gao's lineage, has no need to cater to Chen Di, a powerless royal family, what he has to do is to completely follow Zhao Gao's will and handle everything that Xianyang has to do.
"Wang Ming is dead, and the body will be in the back car, but Yan Duwei has to personally examine it." Chen Di said with a cold face and expressionlessness.
Yan Yi's words were full of distrust of Chen Di, a mere old guard dared to suppress himself in the name of Zhao Gao, Chen Di couldn't help but feel depressed, looking at this, the Shili of the Xianyang royal family has become more and more declining.
"What, Wang Lao Yushi is dead, why haven't you reported to the prime minister for a long time, if you blame it, you can afford it." Yan Yi asked hurriedly.
Wang Ming is Zhao Gao's confidant, this layer Yan Le once told Yan Yi, now, Wang Ming's death has been confirmed, but Chen Di did not report it in time, if Prime Minister Zhao Gao verifies it, he Yan Yi will also bear the charge of not reporting it.
"The peony flower dies, and the ghost is also romantic. Yan Duwei wouldn't be thinking about being with Wang Ming. Chen Di's face was gloomy, and he thought disdainfully in his heart.
Wang Ming did something ridiculous, and if he died, it would be okay to let others sing praises for him. This Yan Yi is also an old decay, why is he so unenlightened.
"Why didn't Zong Zheng answer, if there is no Xuan Fu, it is okay to have an order from the Prime Minister's Mansion, but if there is neither, this pass-!" Yan Yi saw that Chen Di didn't reply for a long time, and he was also a little impatient. At the beginning of his tenure, his nephew Yan Le warned him that except for the people of Prime Minister Zhao Gao's family, other Shili's requests could be ignored, and Chen Di was just a lobbyist of the declining royal family, and his words had no weight.
"Yan Duwei is slow, I am Zhao Ben's sponsor, in this convoy, except for the eldest princess and her party, there is also the entourage of the guards, there is no one else."
Before Yan Yi could finish speaking, at the back of the stagnant convoy, a short, stout, and somewhat stumbling middle-aged man leaned out of a car.
"It's Captain Zhao, not Zhao County, you are also here." Yan Yi was taken aback, the man in front of him was none other than Zhao Ben, the former county guard of Sanchuan County. Compared with the position of county lieutenant, Zhao Ben has served as a county guard for less than two months, so it is no wonder that Yan Yi will be called the wrong name.
In the face of Chen Di, Yan Yi can refuse unceremoniously, because he is not a person of the same faction, and in the face of Zhao Ben, Yan Yi can't get tough, Zhao Ben is the nephew of Prime Minister Zhao Gao, a key figure arranged by the Zhao family in the Kanto region, and holds the military power of Sanchuan County, which seems to have the same background as Yan Yi, and they are both important branches of the faction family, but in fact, the Zhao family and the Yan family are not the same at all, on a par.
The Yan family is only powerful because Yan Le married Zhao Gao's daughter, and compared with Zhao Ben, only Yan Le in the Yan family can still be on an equal footing with Zhao Ben, as for Yan Yi, it is not at the same level at all.
"Yan Duwei, this trip, Zhao was ordered by Emperor Bixia and the Prime Minister to send Her Royal Highness the eldest princess back to the capital, please make it convenient!" Zhao Ben had red eyes, stared at Yan Yi on the pass, and said with hatred word by word. These days, Zhao Ben, who was under house arrest, has not suffered much damage, of course, he has not been treated much preferentially, Li Yuan's attitude towards the captives is very simple, since he has laid down his weapons, it would be too inhumane to destroy the other party physically.
Li Yuan's attitude is too different from the mainstream concept of the era at the end of the Warring States Period, in the conquest of Qin and the Six Kingdoms, it is almost the law to kill prisoners, Bai Qi was like this in the Battle of Changping, and Xiang Yu next killed 200,000 Qin troops The same reason.
Zhao Ben was lucky to save his life, which made him inexplicably grateful, and when Chen Ping exchanged the conditions for Zhao Ben to be free by taking Hangu Pass, Zhao Ben was tempted.
"It's-!" Yan Yi was in a dilemma, Zhao Ben's identity made him feel a lot of pressure, in essence, Yan Yi was not a person who could take responsibility and act decisively, which was one of the reasons why he had stayed in the army at the level of military marquis and captain.
"Hmph, the eldest princess returned to Xianyang, it was Emperor Bixia's permission, don't you know? If you miss the time of the Queen Mother's celebration, you can afford this responsibility. ”
A delicate cry sounded, and at the opening of the curtain of a royal car in the middle, a pink-faced fifteen or sixteen delicate girl poked out.
Ying Yushu's maid Red Sleeves looked a little tired and a little excited, during this time she had a small illness, and it took more than 20 days to recover, so she was very angry with Li Yuan, who had a temper like a little pepper, and let her blow the cold wind at the gate for most of the day, this time, she wanted to let that Li Mutou take a good look at it, in the eldest princess's mansion, he Li Yuan was not the only one who had a good character.
The appearance of the red sleeves means that Ying Yushu, who has not spoken a word all along, is beginning to be dissatisfied, although the eldest princess of the Qin State is rumored to be not on good terms with the emperor, but the royal family is royal after all, and the eldest princess who has put down her power and does not have any threat is not unacceptable to Hu Hai. And once Ying Yushu gets taken care of by the emperor, Yan Yi has reason to believe that Ying Yushu may not be able to take Zhao Gao, but there are definitely a lot of ways to find trouble with him Yan Duwei.
"Open the door!" Yan Yi waved his hand and gave the order helplessly. Under the double pressure of Zhao Ben and Ying Yushu, Yan Yi finally couldn't stand it.
"Forward!" Li Bi waved his halberd and urged the war horse forward. Behind him, one hundred and fifty carefully selected light soldiers followed quickly.
Chen Ping quietly retreated to the back of the convoy, pulled over a scout who was responsible for delivering a message and gave a few words, and then hid his figure in the middle of the convoy, with the costume of his petty official, in this illustrious royal team, it was really inconspicuous, and no one could have imagined that the soul of the real commander of this convoy was this man wearing a blue cloth robe and his face was covered with dust.
Yan Yi didn't notice Chen Ping, all his attention was on Zhao Ben and Ying Yushu, most of the day was in the process of ripping off, the time was almost afternoon, tonight, Ying Yushu's team had to stay in Hangu to close, this was a rare opportunity for Yan Yi to perform.