Meng Tian didn't know the relationship between Ying Zheng and Jing Liang, he only knew Li Si's plan, so even if Jing Liang was caught by Lu Buwei, it didn't matter, there was still a chance to kill him.

But for Ying Zheng, things are by no means so simple.

Because once Jing Liang is caught, if Yingzheng tries his best to protect it, he should not lose his life, not to mention that Jing Liang also saved Lu Buwei.

However, it is very likely that the hijacking plan will be revealed, and not only will the ransom money be lost, but it will also become the biggest laughing stock in the world.

The monarch of a country, whose treasury is controlled by others, really has no money to spend, and comes up with a plan to hijack himself......

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but shudder.

"Where is Lu Xiangbang now?" Ying Zheng asked Meng Tian.

"Not far ahead, there is a makeshift checkpoint." Meng Tian said, "If the secret whistle is notified in time, presumably Lu Xiangbang is already on his way." ”

"You send a few more people to a few nearby checkpoints to give orders, and let Lu Xiangbang come quickly to pick up the widow and return to the camp." Ying Zheng said eagerly.

"Obey the king's command." Meng Tian arched his hand and said.

"And." Ying Zheng raised his hand and added, "Send a few more people to find out the whereabouts of the robbers, it is said that the widow is unwilling, and he ordered to pursue them with all his might." If the whereabouts of the robbers are discovered, they will definitely catch them before Lü Buwei, understand? ”

"Wechen understands." Meng Tian replied with a resolute look in his eyes, he had sensed the seriousness of the matter from Ying Zheng's reaction.

Meng Tian turned the horse's head and quickly gave a military order, and about two dozen sergeant majors spurred their horses and galloped away in different directions.

Meng Tian returned to Yingzheng's side and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, everything is arranged." ”

Ying Zheng felt a little relieved, but he didn't dare to be careless, and asked again: "These sergeants, are you okay?" ”

Meng Tian said: "The king can rest assured, the people sent out are all sergeant majors, all of them are my father, or my grandfather's capable subordinates who have been trained for many years, and they are extremely reliable. Moreover, they already have the power to transfer troops in their hands, and they can adapt to any situation. ”

Ying Zheng nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Meng Tian's arrangement, and then rode his horse in the direction of the checkpoint.

"How's the investigation going, Assassin?" Ying Zheng asked Meng Tian at his side.

"Back to the king, I already have eyebrows." Meng Tian replied.

"Who's the one who instructed it?" Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian with a slight anger in his eyes.

"Who it is, it has not yet been clarified, after all, the net has not been fully closed." Meng Tian said, "Li Si suggested that we have to follow and then investigate secretly, so I don't dare to startle the snake yet." It was only found that the people who committed the assassination were all people from the Wei State, and they pretended to be people from the Chu State to carry out the assassination. ”

"Wei State?" Ying Zheng said with a little ruthlessness in his tone, gritting his teeth.

"Yes, Wei State." Meng Tian's tone was quite affirmative, "Their plan is to use the matter of choosing a concubine to create the false impression that Chu State cannot tolerate Princess Hu Yu of Zhao State, so they assassinate Wang Shang, the purpose is to make Wang Shang angry with Chu State." As for the rest, it has not yet been fully investigated. ”

Ying Zheng took a breath of cool air, and secretly said in his heart: Thanks to Li Si, otherwise the widow would definitely fall for the scheme, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

A short time later, a makeshift checkpoint appeared ahead.

On the back side of the checkpoint, a large group of people rode war horses and rushed in the direction of the checkpoint.

The leader is Lü Buwei.

Although it was far away, how could Lu Buwei not know that it was Yingzheng next to Meng Tian, and then he threw a few whips, clamped the horse's belly with his feet, and galloped.

The crowd behind them also made the same move, riding their horses and whipping and galloping.

However, there was a figure that fell at the back of the team, and if you looked closely, it turned out to be Princess Nansu.

Although Princess Nansu can ride a horse, she can't be compared with those sergeants and martial artists after all, and she, who has average riding skills, naturally falls behind.

Another horse, on a par with Lü Buwei, sat upright on the horse was another princess - Princess Hu Yu.

The two princesses are one after the other, although the speed is different, but the mood is almost the same.

Ying Zheng also sped up his horseback riding.

A short time later, the two teams met at the outpost.

Although Lü Buwei was a little fat, he got off the horse very flexibly, knelt on one knee, and arched his hand and said: "The old minister is late to save the car, please punish the king." ”

Lü Buwei's back fell to his knees at the same time.

There was only one person who did not kneel, but ran to Yingzheng, and that was Princess Hu Yu.

In fact, there was another one who did not kneel, but rode a horse, and that person was Princess Nansu who was running at the rear, and she was still struggling to catch up.

At this time, Ying Zheng also dismounted.

Princess Hu Yu ignored the eyes of the people around her, and pounced on Yingzheng: "Your Majesty! ”

Ying Zheng caught Princess Hu Yu and held her pair of soft wattles in his hands.

Princess Hu Yu's hands are slender and powerful, and they do not look rough and hard because they often touch weapons.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Princess Hu Yu asked eagerly.

Ying Zheng smiled: "It's not good to be a widow, what can happen." ”

Ying Zheng secretly pinched Hu Yu's fingers with his hand, signaling her not to ask too much, so as not to reveal flaws.

Princess Hu Yu understood and knew that this was not the place to talk much, so she obediently turned around and stood beside Yingzheng, like a harem mother.

Lu Buwei was still kneeling there, hanging there by a flutter of Princess Hu Yu, so he was not embarrassed.

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly, walked up to Lu Buwei, and helped him up.

"Father, please get up." Ying Zheng held Lu Buwei's hand and said, "It is really a blessing for my great Qin that Father Zhong can put down state affairs for the widow and travel thousands of miles to help the widow." ”

"The king is in trouble, and even if the old minister dies, he will definitely save the king from danger." Lu Buwei turned to say sharply, "I just hate that I can't kill those thieves with my own hands and sulk for the king." ”

As soon as Lu Buwei's words fell, a war horse ran over from everyone's side, and the one riding on the horse was the princess Nansu who was thrown down by everyone.

"Your Majesty." Princess Nansu jumped off the horse, ran quickly to Yingzheng, and asked quite eagerly, "Aren't you injured, did those thieves bully you?" ”

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I've just eaten wild meat in the mountains for a few days, and it tastes very good." ”

"When is it, you're still laughing." Princess Nansu said coquettishly.

Princess Nansu is really anxious, because she doesn't know the general plan of things like Princess Hu Yu, and after learning that Yingzheng was kidnapped by robbers, she has been worried.

"Okay, the widow is fine, if you have anything to say, go back and talk about it." Ying Zheng said softly to Princess Nansu.

Princess Nansu nodded and stood on the other side of Yingzheng. Originally, in that position, Meng Tian was standing there, but he forced Meng Tian to move back two positions.

Fang just lost Princess Hu Yu on horseback, this position, you can't lose again.

Lu Buwei was interrupted again, and he was inevitably embarrassed for a while, so he had to whisper: "The king has been tired these days, so let's go back to the camp to repair quickly." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "The widow is indeed a little hungry and wants to take a bath, so let's go back to the camp first." ”

The people did not dare to delay, but mounted their horses one after another, urging them to run towards the camp.

Ying Zheng wanted to ask Lü Buwei about the whereabouts of the robbers, but he was afraid that Lü Buwei would be suspicious, so he could only endure it, and then wait for news from Meng Tian's side and Lü Buwei's side.

Back at the big tent of the Chinese army, Ying Zheng ate something and took a shower, and then summoned Lü Buwei alone.

There were only two people in the tent, Lü Buwei and Yingzheng, and Lü Buwei asked in a slightly reproachful tone: "Your Majesty, what happened and what happened. ”

Ying Zheng said unhurriedly: "Let the middle father worry, the matter started because of hunting." ”

Ying Zheng told Lü Buwei how he was assassinated that day and how he encountered robbers during his escape.

"Damn!" Lu Buwei slapped the table in an angry manner, "In the territory of Great Qin, it is so arrogant!" ”

What Lü Buwei had heard before was that Yingzheng had been kidnapped by robbers, and he knew very little about the assassination.

"The old man is still strange that the Imperial Forest Army is always by the side of the king, how can he let a few robbers rob the king." Lu Buwei said indignantly.

"The widow was able to come back safely thanks to these robbers. If it weren't for them, it would have been hard for the widows to get rid of the Assassins. Ying Zheng said, "Besides, in the mountains these days, those robbers have not embarrassed anyone. ”

"What happened to the Assassins?" Lü Buwei asked.

"Almost all of them were wiped out." Ying Zheng said, "There are only two robbers left, and they must not be able to make any waves, I heard Meng Tian say that he has already sent someone to follow him, and he is bound to find out the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

"Did you find anything?" Lü Buwei asked.

"There are discoveries." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "According to Meng Tian's investigation, the assassins were actually from the Wei State, pretending to be from the Chu State to carry out the assassination, with the purpose of assassinating Princess Hu Yu of the Zhao State, causing the Chu State to bear the crime of assassination. ”

Lu Buwei's eyes widened angrily: "What a plan to kill people with a knife!" ”

"It can be seen that this assassination of the widow was premeditated and planned." Ying Zheng said, "It is expected that it has nothing to do with the Wei royal family, how can a person with ordinary status have the courage to do this." ”

Lu Buwei calmed down a little, nodded and said: "But this is the case, when everything is clear, if it is really a conspiracy of Wei, the old minister will ask for an army to attack Wei." ”

Seeing that Lu Buwei said so resolutely, Ying Zheng was not easy to stop.

"Judging from the current results, those robbers not only saved the widow at the critical moment, but also let go of the two alive, so that we can follow the vine and find clues, which is also a great help." Ying Zheng said.

Lü Buwei said: "Judging from the results, it is so, but these thieves dare to kidnap the king, causing damage to the king's body, and the fright is not light, and it is really impossible to escape the blame. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei and asked, "I heard that the middle father smeared the nectar in the ransom and sent a hound to track it, I don't know what the progress is?" ”

Lu Buwei's expression was a little embarrassed, and he muttered: "These thieves are very cunning, and they have sprinkled a lot of white ash and stone powder along the way. When the hound tracked it there, it sucked the ash into its mouth and nose, sneezed, and never smelled it again. ”

Hearing Lu Buwei say this, the stone in Yingzheng's heart finally fell to the ground.

As long as the hounds can't find the whereabouts of Jing Liang and the ransom, Jing Liang will have a good chance of escaping from the pursuit. And in terms of time, Jing Liang and they should have already left the mountain.

Although his mood was much more relaxed, Ying Zheng's face was still solemn.

"If you really can't be hunted down, you don't have to force it." Ying Zheng said, "The ransom money that was lost should be a reward for saving the widow." ”

"The matter has come to this point, and we can only investigate the assassination of Wei Guoxing first." Lü Buwei said, "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, so let's leave for the palace tomorrow." ”

Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay, drive back to the palace tomorrow." ”

After repairing on the same day, the spring hunt ended the next day, and Yingzheng drove back to Xianyang.