Ying Zheng said with a wry smile: "The widow knows, this time it is still a fan of the authorities, hurry up and talk about it, don't sell it." ”

Zhao Gao cleared his throat and said, "The king distributed firecrackers to the people today to prevent the sneak attack of the night beast, which is a good thing, but it is also a matter of duty. But if this kind of kindness is given to the people of other countries, it will win the hearts of the whole people. ”

Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"And whether it is the people of Qin or the people of other countries, they don't know the origin and festival between the king and the Xi beast, but a fierce beast suddenly sprang out and hurt people indiscriminately."

"It's better if the night beast goes to Korea, if the king goes there to distribute firecrackers in person, it will undoubtedly send a life talisman, and then subdue it with his own hands, the local people will only take the king as a savior, and in the future, there will be a lot less obstacles."

"Moreover, the matter of getting rid of the night beast will surely spread rapidly in the four seas, and the people of the world will praise the king for not being afraid of danger and helping other countries to eradicate the foreign beast."

"Isn't this kind of righteous act the best opportunity to win people's hearts?"

"What's more, there is a Nei Shi Teng who is bent on the Korean side, as long as the king cooperates well with him, he should be able to do it without leakage."

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and followed Zhao Gao's train of thought to straighten out every process and detail.

"That's a good idea." After thinking about it for a while, Ying Zheng spoke, "However, how can the widow always have the feeling of a thief shouting to catch a thief." ”

It's not true, it's obvious that he has provoked Xi, but it is someone else who suffers, and he still has to act as a messenger of justice, and he wants a good reputation for the people of the world.

Isn't this night beast here to be a support?

"What the people of the world think, just follow the fate, if only they didn't blame the widow." Ying Zheng said, "But there is one thing you said to the point, this matter is best solved on Nesten's territory, and the widow will write to him." ”

As soon as I finished writing the letter, I came back to explore the horse.

The defenders of the border had finally discovered Xi's traces, and it had already made a detour through the border of the Qin State, and had undoubtedly entered the territory of Korea.

The defenders of Daqin did not dare to pursue, so they quickly returned to Xianyang.

Ying Zheng made a slight arrangement, and then handed the letter he had just written to Tanma, ordering it to be handed over to Zhuge Teng as quickly as possible.

After another three days, Jingyao finally made a certain number of firecrackers, and the grain and grass for travel have been prepared, enough for a year.

This time, Ying Zheng brought Li Si, Wei Yi and the entire "our army", Jing Fan and half of the Jing family class also traveled with the army with the materials for making firecrackers, and made firecrackers while hurrying.

In addition, Meng Wu also traveled with Meng Yi and the newly recruited 50,000 sergeants.

This lineup alone is just to hunt down a beast, who can believe it?

From the point of view of any country, it is here to fight.

Originally, Ying Zheng didn't want to take Meng Wu with him, but Meng Wu was afraid that after leaving the Qin realm, Ying Zheng would encounter any danger, so he insisted on taking the army to escort him, and at the same time experience the newly recruited soldiers.

Ying Zheng had no choice but to let them follow behind to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

When they arrived at Hangu Pass, the army rested for a while, and Yingzheng also received a letter from Zhuge Teng.

The letter said that he had put the soldiers and civilians of Luoyi on alert, and had already marched west with the army and a large number of cattle and sheep, and agreed to meet Yingzheng at Michi.

Leaving Hangu Pass, Ying Zheng began to order people to search for Xi's traces in detail, and at the same time inquire if there was any harm to anyone.

After entering the borders of South Korea, it seems that Xi has become unscrupulous, and there is news of losing cattle and sheep in many places.

Occasionally, people have been found missing.

Ying Zheng was unhappy, so he broke up the team, divided it into several teams, and pushed forward to find Xi's traces.

Originally, the local people were a little scared when they saw the Qin soldiers, but after learning about the intention, the people were very happy, and some even volunteered to be guides.

In an instant, the news of the Night's beast harming people spread rapidly.

Although South Korea is not big, there are many people who do business, and they can deliver any news faster than anyone else.

As the team investigated, there were more and more doubts.

According to the trajectory, it does not seem to be a straightforward action, because the location of the injury is irregular, and many times, its track is suddenly interrupted, and it will reappear far away after a while.

But the general direction is all the way to the east, which is the direction where Luoyi is located.

Or, Xi's ultimate goal is the capital of South Korea - Xinzheng.

And Ying Zheng must settle Xi in Luoyi, because once it reaches Xinzheng, Ying Zheng will be tied up and see the will of King Han to act.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and there are snowflakes in the sky.

Looking at the heavier and heavier snow, Ying Zheng's heart blossomed.

It's hard to find your traces on weekdays, but in the snow, see where you're still running!

He instructed the sergeant to take off his armor, put on a cotton coat, and search in more detail.

Sure enough, in the middle of a mountain, a pair of centaurs discovered the latest footprints.

Ying Zheng got the news and quickly led people to that place.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers, Ying Zheng hurriedly led people to run in that direction, but suddenly found several sergeants lying in the snow, all moaning to varying degrees.

Ying Zheng picked up a minor injury and asked about the situation.

It turned out that the sergeant was following the footprints, but found that the footprints were suddenly interrupted, and when he was wondering, Xi suddenly jumped out from the side and knocked over several people in a row.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the officer at the head ignited the firecrackers he carried with him and threw them towards the sunset.

Xi was scared away by the loud noise, and the rest of the people chased after him.

Ying Zheng looked at the direction of the footprints, turned on his horse, and continued to pursue.

After walking about five or six miles, a large river appeared in front of me.

A group of sergeants stood by the river, all looking out at the river, some stamping their feet in a hurry, some swearing in their mouths.

"What's going on?" Ying Zheng asked the commander.

"Your Majesty, this night beast is really powerful." The commander said, "We chased all the way here, and the arrows were basically dodged by it, I thought that this big river blocked the way, and we could fight with it, but who knew that it actually jumped into the river and ran away, and strangely, I didn't see it show its head again." ”

Although Xi is afraid of fire, he is familiar with water, which Yingzheng has long known, and the next moment, he finally figured out something.

Why are the traces found before always intermittent and irregular?

Most of the reason is that it has encountered a river and changed to a waterway.

Even if there is no river there, it cannot be ruled out that it may go to an underground river.

This time, not to mention the grass and snakes, it is even more difficult to find it again.

Ying Zheng, who was quite unwilling, came to the river, put his hands to his mouth, and shouted in a voice: "Xi, I know that you are here, can you come back and meet with me, and solve the misunderstanding......"

The sound echoed through the valley, but the river was silent.

The sergeants behind him looked at each other one by one, and their expressions seemed to say: Why, the night beast understands what you say? What other misunderstandings are there between you?

At this time, Li Si also rushed over to see the situation

Got a rough idea.

"Your Majesty, in a few days, when the river freezes, it will not be so easy to escape." Lees said.

These words gave Ying Zheng a boost, and he turned around and said: "Even if it doesn't take the waterway, in our current way, it is not very easy to besiege it. ”

"Well, we need to think of a perfect solution." Li Si said, "We are not very familiar with the terrain here, so let's meet Nesten." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and returned to the official road with the team.

In the two days that followed, I searched and traveled, but I didn't hear about any missing people.

It seems that Xi has been alerted and is hiding in a corner, spying on Yingzheng's team.

At noon that day, Ying Zheng rushed to Michi, and Zhuge vacated the city to greet him and welcomed Ying Zheng into the city.

"Your Majesty, is this night beast really so difficult to deal with?" Zhuge Teng asked curiously.

Ying Zhengxin said, I'm afraid that Xi's IQ is not below you.

But how could he say this, and immediately responded: "This night beast has great strength, speed, and is very good at hiding, of course it is difficult to deal with." ”

"Can that sword, spear, and arrow feather hurt it?" Zhuge Teng asked.

Ying Zheng replied: "It can hurt its skin, but it doesn't necessarily give us a chance." ”

Zhuge Teng: "......"

"In the face of the Evening Beast, it is almost impossible to take the initiative to capture it." Ying Zheng said, "We can only use bait to lure it into taking the bait." ”

Zhuge Teng suddenly thought of something and said, "Could it be ......"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Did you pick up the person who the widow asked you to pick up in the letter?" ”

Zhuge Teng nodded and said: "I received it, but not here, but Luoyi, and now I should have entered the city." Could it be that the bait that the king said was them? ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Ying Zheng nodded lightly and said: "Although it is a bait, it is also a kind of protection for them, if they are left in Xinzheng, maybe the widow will not be able to save them in the end, let alone the people there." ”

The "they" in Ying Zheng's mouth are Han Fei's wife and daughter.

Since Han Fei was killed, Xi did not return to Lishan, but went straight to South Korea, and Yingzheng vaguely guessed that its next target was Han Fei's family.

As for the people who were injured along the way, it was just to fill their stomachs.

But this is just speculation, if Xi's target is really their mother and daughter, then taking them to their side is indeed the best protection, and there is also a chance, through their attraction, so as to capture Xi.

If Xi's target is not them, but just wants to take revenge on South Korea, then he will have to think of another way.

"Your Majesty, do you need to take them over?" Zhuge Teng asked.

Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "This is not the best place to capture the Xi Beast, and it will not stay here for long, let's go back to Luoyi, let your people let out their mouths, we have already taken Han Fei's family to Luoyi." ”

"Okay, I'll pass on my life." Zhuge Teng said.

"Don't rush yet." Ying Zheng said, "Let's go, the widow will show you something." ”

Zhuge Teng thought that Yingzheng wanted to reward him with some treasure, but just as he was about to push it back, he was already pulled out of the courtyard by Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng asked Wei Yu to take out a firecracker, lit it and threw it into the iron bucket.

Hearing a loud noise, Zhuge Teng quickly took two steps back.

The guards outside were even more startled, drew their swords and rushed into the door.

Ying Zheng laughed and said: "Don't panic, this is a firecracker used to scare the Xi beast, the widow brought some and distributed it to the people around and along the way, one for each household." ”