There was a long silence, and the yellow sand buried everything.

Han Xin sighed silently and said: "It's true, imperial power is the most untouchable thing, but often people get lost in power and forget the sword above their heads. ”

Meng Tian turned his head: "That's just a stupid person who is philistine and greedy, is the prime minister such a person?" ”

He had a slight smile on his face: "Whoever is a stupid person, the prime minister can't be a stupid person, I'm afraid that no one in this world is smarter than the prime minister, right?" ”

Han Xin nodded slightly: "It's true, no one can be smarter than the prime minister." ”

He turned: "It's just ......"

Han Xin didn't say the next words, and Meng Tian just stood there silently as if he hadn't heard it.

The two men looked at the sky in the distance.

"By the way, the Prime Minister has sent me a letter asking me to prepare to sit in the Western Regions."

Han Xin turned his head, looked at Meng Tian and said, "The prime minister said in the letter that His Majesty intends to let General Meng return to Xianyang City and sit in Guanzhong. ”

"I just don't know what General Meng thinks?"

Meng Tian shook his head slightly: "The decision made by His Majesty, we only have to obey it, where is there room for questioning?" ”

He looked at Han Xin and said, "I know what General Han is thinking, but the Meng clan has been used by the King of Qin for generations, and there will be no exceptions now. ”

Han Xin looked at Meng Tian and just smiled for a long time: "What will General Meng say again?" Am I going to betray Your Majesty? ”

"I am also His Majesty's most loyal courtier."

"I will use the sword in my hand to clear all obstacles in front of Your Majesty, no one can stop Your Majesty's progress, and no one can stop Daqin's progress."

Meng Tian just smiled: "I hope so, maybe the order for the transfer will be able to arrive next month, right?" ”

He turned his head and looked at the grassland behind him, as well as the bright moon in the sky: "Actually, to be honest, I'm really a little reluctant to this grassland. ”

"I've been guarding this side of Xinjiang for more than ten years, but it's time to go back after all."

Han Xin looked at Meng Tian's lonely back, but sighed faintly, he looked in the direction of the west, and there was some sadness in his heart that belonged to the teenager.

】

He had just made a great contribution, but now at this time, the emperor not only did not reuse him, but also let him sit in the Western Regions.

What kind of place is that in the Western Regions?

In a desolate place, those countries in the Western Regions cannot be attacked, so what is the use of him guarding there?

It's just a stone lion who can't move, can't open his teeth and claws, and is helped by chains.

Thinking like this, Han Xin's eyes were a little dark.

At this time, a horse galloped over the grassland, Han Xin looked at the galloping horse and was a little surprised, this turned out to be an eight-hundred-mile rush?

Didn't the letter from Xianyang City just arrive? Why is there another one?

Just when Han Xin was confused, the horse had already stopped in front of him, and the person on the horse turned over and dismounted, looked at Han Xin and asked respectfully: "Dare to ask, but Han Xin, the general of the ranger and the head of the right house, is in front of him?" ”

"Your Majesty has a secret decree, and Chang'an Bo and Prime Minister Chen Ke have a letter that I want to pass on to you."

..........

West, more west, endlessly cold west.

Maudun had already caught up with the migrating army, riding on horseback, watching the wolf rider and his people behind him.

The extremely cold weather has exhausted this group of people, and if there is no hope, I am afraid that it will really cause a mutiny.

That's not what Maudon wants to see.

But the scout sent out to explore the way has not returned, and even the people he sent out have not returned, and the west does not know what the situation is.

He was a little silent, and he had become more and more silent in recent days, that was the exhaustion and worry after seeing no hope.

Just as Mao Dun was thinking about something, a black, lightning-like thing suddenly burst out of the ice and snow in the distance, and Mao Dun recognized it with just a glance, the black lightning cloaked in the wind was the advance force sent before.

"Whew-"

The people who were migrating behind him also stopped suddenly, and they looked at the khan in front of them in confusion and numbness.

The long-term trek has already made their body, mind, and spirit numb from the cold.

At this time, when he saw Khan stop, he was a little confused.

Maudun, on the other hand, did not say a word, staring closely at the black lightning bolt in front of him, waiting for a hope or hope to be dashed.

At this time, he had never been nervous, and he had never been nervous even when facing the strangulation of the Great Qin army, and his breathing was a little short.

Countless white mist gathered in front of his nose, and at this time his eyes became a cloud.

It was like my heart was about to jump out of my chest.

"Newspaper—"

The black lightning in front of him soon came to Mao Dun's face, and the moment Mao Dun saw this black lightning, his whole person was excited.

To be precise, the moment he saw this person's expression clearly, Mao Dun's heart returned to his stomach.

Why?

Because of the excitement and excitement on the face of the person in front of him, this is obviously an expression that can only be seen when he sees hope and sees great hope!

This can only show one thing, that is, there is really a way to live in the west!

Maudun hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and came to the scout in three steps and two steps, with excitement and anticipation in his eyes: "Say, what is the way forward?" ”

The scout also took a deep breath, and then shouted as loudly as he could, even if his lips were already frozen and his hands were already frozen with a few chilblains, he was extremely excited.

"Khan of Qiqi!"

"My tribe received the order of the Khan to go to the far west to explore the New World, and after two months of traveling, after crossing the snowy region, we found a large grassland suitable for our survival!"

"There is a coast, there is grassland, and it is suitable for grazing, we were all a little shocked when we saw that flock, the cattle and sheep there live even better than we live on the grassland, the climate there is mild, it is just another habitat prepared for us by Changshengtian!"

The scout's voice grew louder and more excited: "And, more importantly, there are not too many armed forces there, only a few scattered forces. ”

"The most powerful of them is a country called 'Great Qin', but their most powerful army is only tens of thousands of people, and it is not the size of Eastern Great Qin at all."

"Except for this Western Great Qin, the rest of the countries are very easy to defeat."

"My tribe has already occupied a steppe and has everything ready, and is enslaving some of the local natives to build a royal city for the khan!"

"The patriarch ordered me to hurry up and pick up the Khan!"

When Maudon heard this, he immediately wanted to laugh, but he still restrained his excitement and asked the scout instead, "How far is it from here?" ”

The scout did not hesitate at all: "Khan, the little one set off five days ago. ”

"Follow the route, according to the current speed of people's migration, it will take about fifteen days to reach the new royal city!"

Fifteen days?

It's only half a month.

If there is no hope, after walking for another half a month, Mao Dun is still worried that his subordinates will mutiny, and he is worried that all his people will die in the wind and snow.

But now, hope is at hand.

With such a carrot hanging, who would give up?

He turned around and looked at the people behind him, and Mao Dun could clearly see that the numbness in the eyes of those people disappeared when they heard that there was a large grassland and that it would now only take fifteen days to reach the new royal city.

In its place was a field of hope, excitement, and longing.

This is an instinctive limit of human survival, and it is impossible to be stopped.

Maudun's voice was soft, not like the exuberance of the people when they needed to be encouraged, but even if it was light, as if it would be buried by the wind and snow, it ignited the flame of survival for all the people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in fifteen days, the home that the Immortal Heaven has given us will be able to arrive."

"Again, that's the new home I promised you!"

Suddenly, the crowd shouted wildly, even the cold on this plateau did not make the blood of these people cool, they were all looking ahead, with a vision of a new life in their eyes.

"Let's go!"

..........

Xianyang City

Zhang Han blinked, with a blank look on his face, he raised his head and looked at Han Tan standing in front of him, a little shocked.

"Han Fu Ling, is this really His Majesty's will?"

He swallowed, feeling a little incredible.

Zhang Han felt that he was now like a dream, His Majesty actually asked him to be the deputy general of the Southern Army, and led the troops to garrison the Baiyue Frontier with Zhao Tuo?

This is what he wants to do, Zhang Han is too clear.

It's just that he didn't expect that such a good thing could fall on him, after all, in the current Great Qin people, attacking Baiyue is really not a difficult thing.

Han Tan just smiled and said, "Your Majesty's holy decree is like this, can it still be fake?" ”

"General Zhang just needs to be prepared, and the specific things are naturally arranged by His Majesty."

Zhang Han immediately bent down, with a respectful expression: "The minister obeys the order." ”

He received the decree that could change his fate with both hands, and his eyes were full of excitement and emotion.

"Big Husband ......"

"It's done."

..........

The same thing happened in Zhao Tuo's mansion, but unlike Zhang Han, Zhao Tuo at this time had already experienced a lot of tempering, and he was not young.

So he didn't show that he was very excited, but Han Tan, who was passing the message, could still feel Zhao Tuo's excitement from his eyes and slightly trembling hands.

The Zhengnan Army was not an army composed entirely of Old Qin people, or rather, only half of the Zhengnan Army was now in its infancy, because the other half had not yet been recruited.

After consulting with Li Si, Chen Ke and others, Ying Zheng finally decided to recruit a group of recruits.

This is also an opportunity and a channel for the people of Daqin to rise.

Of course –

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army, military service was no longer compulsory at the time of this conscription.

Or rather, not complete compulsory military service.

Conscription and military service are still required, but they are not the forcible and necessary as they used to be, and the more the better.

There is no shortage of soldiers in the current Great Qin, and in the current war, with the help of powerful weapons, the sacrifices of the soldiers have been reduced to a minimum.

So Daqin has a lot of soldier reserves.

Moreover, Great Qin is not ready to further expand the scale of its armaments now, and now Great Qin's army is enough, even to the point of being too inflated.

The demand for conscription has not yet been issued, but just a little news has already made people from all over Daqin start to get excited.

Because they can feel that this time the conscription must have a big move!

Although they didn't know what the big move was, the last attack on the Xiongnu and the very few sacrifices still filled these people with confidence.

There are already quite a few people who are ready, as soon as Daqin's conscription requirements are posted, they will participate immediately.

There are not a few people who have this kind of heart.

........

Northern Xinjiang grassland

Han Xin looked at the letter in his hand, and the shadow of a candle flame flickered in his eyes.

He sighed, and the little unwillingness in his heart disappeared.

At this time, Han Xin took it orally.

The two secret letters he had received before were to appease him.

The letter from the First Emperor did not reveal much information, just some concern, relief, and at most some hints to express closeness, so that Han Xin should not think too much.

The content of Chen Ke's letter is a bit unscrupulous.

He wrote seven or eight pieces of paper to tell Han Xin what he was going to do to the Western Regions, and also told Han Xin how important it was to sit in the Western Regions.

even told Han Xin another thing.

It's not that he can't move troops when he goes to the Western Regions, and he doesn't have so many scruples, the Western Regions is the law of the jungle, and he can do whatever he wants when he goes to the Western Regions.

As long as he stands on the moral high ground, even if he destroys a country in the Western Regions, the imperial court will not care about anything.

Of course –

At least in the past, they must not give others an excuse to attack their Great Qin.

To be honest, these two letters calmed Han Xin's heart to a great extent, and his heart was also relaxed.

Knowing that it was not the emperor who was jealous of his high merits, he immediately relieved himself.

I won't be so anxious on the way to the Western Regions.

............

Prime Minister's Office

Li Si was busy dealing with government affairs, and Chen Ke opposite Li Si was lying there, looking bad.

Cao Shen sat silently at the back of the government affairs pile, looking at these two figures at two extremes.

Anyway, these two, he can't afford to mess with anyone.

A left prime minister and a right prime minister, all of them are his top bosses as a "first-class clerk in the Prime Minister's Office".

Li Si looked at Chen Ke who was half-squinting, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he threw a letter directly on Chen Ke's head.

"Chen Ke!"

He looked at Chen Ke and was a little angry: "You still have so many things, why are you still resting now?" ”

"How do you sleep at your age?"

Chen Ke's eyes were hazy, obviously he was really asleep just now.

He yawned and said, "Oh, what's the hurry, isn't there a few more days?" ”