"What, Peixian Sima Wangling captured the assassin?"

When Zhao Tuo led the Zhonglang cavalry to escort Xiang Xiang and other felons, and returned to Pengcheng with the heads of the Xiang brothers, he heard this shocking news.

However, Zhao Tuo did not have time to inquire too much about this matter for the time being, because whether it was public or private, he had to be the first to see the emperor after returning to Pengcheng.

The first is to report on his counterinsurgency situation.

Second, he was naturally concerned about the emperor's injury.

"The prince is clever, and he is sure in advance that the Xiang clan has a connection with the assassins, and he quickly put down this rebellion, which is really worthy of my Great Qin Martial Arts Marquis. If there is no prince, the land of Chu will be in chaos."

The two prime ministers personally greeted Zhao Tuo's triumph, and on the way to the palace, they praised one by one.

Zhao Tuo was already immune to these words of praise, and he cared about the emperor.

"Two prime ministers, how is the emperor's injury?"

Kui and Wang Juan glanced at each other.

Wang Juan smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard for us to talk about this matter."

Kui changed the subject: "The emperor was very happy when he heard the news of the great victory of the prince over the rebels."

Zhao Tuo was silent.

He knew that these two people were to avoid suspicion, and the emperor's physical condition was not good, and he was a little abrupt under his concern just now.

It's just that, judging from the attitudes of the two prime ministers, I'm afraid the situation is not very good. Otherwise, if the emperor was in good health, they didn't need to do so.

On the next journey, Zhao Tuo and the two prime ministers said a few words to each other, and then arrived outside the emperor's palace. net

"Xuangong Marquis entered the palace to meet him."

As the eunuch conveyed the emperor's edict, Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, took off his shoes, and walked into the hall.

As for the two prime ministers, because the emperor did not announce it, they could only wait outside the palace, and it seemed that the emperor wanted to talk to Zhao Tuo alone.

"Minister Zhao Tuo, meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty for ten thousand years."

Zhao Tuo walked to the hall and immediately bowed.

"Get up."

As the First Emperor spoke, Zhao Tuo got up, and only then did he see the current appearance of the lord of the world.

The First Emperor was dressed in a loose robe, kneeling on the couch, his eyes still bright.

It's just that Zhao Tuo keenly found that the emperor's sitting posture was obviously much looser, unlike the straight and solemn appearance he had seen before.

After letting Zhao Tuo sit down, the First Emperor looked at his son-in-law and said, "Xiang's matter, you have done a good job. But I'm curious, how did you know for sure that Xiang was related to the Assassins?"

Zhao Gao, who was standing in the room, and many eunuchs immediately pricked up their ears.

Zhao Tuo said: "Zhang Liang is a person who has dealt with him several times and knows his methods and schemes. After the assassination, Chen immediately thought that the rumors of Surabaya Baoding must have been deliberately released by this person. And Zhang Liang is a Korean, and he has no power in Chu, and if he wants to do all this, he must have the help of the local clans. So the minister thought of Xiang."

"The Xiang clan is a diehard loyalist of Jing Chu. In the past, Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu were all killed by the Chu State and were defeated by the ministers. Although Xiang Liang surrendered to my Great Qin in order to protect his clan, he will never be less resentful and resentful in his heart, and after my Great Qin unified the world, he implemented the Qin Law and clamped down on the old clans of the Six Kingdoms, which would damage their interests."

"In this way, the Xiang clan will never stand still, if there is Zhang Liang in the middle, they will definitely hit it off and commit a rebellious move. Therefore, the minister thinks that Zhang Liang's assassination is a heinous crime, but there are only a few assassins, and compared to this, the Xiang clan is the one who must be controlled immediately."

Zhao Tuo's voice was clear, and he could hear the First Emperor nodding.

The reason sounds very simple, starting from the line of the rumors of Surabaya Baoding, you can suspect that the Qin State has a great hatred of the Xiang family.

It's just that it's easy to say afterwards, but when Zhang Liang was assassinated, the emperor was seriously injured, and the entourage was all in chaos, he was able to sort out this matter one by one, and immediately make a decision, leading his troops to the next minister, and the reasoning and decision-making ability shown in the middle of this is by no means something ordinary people can do.

"My son, if only you could be as resourceful and decisive."

The First Emperor sighed faintly.

Hearing the emperor mention his son, Zhao Tuo was not easy to understand.

Zhao Gao on the side moved his brows slightly, and his eyes were thoughtful.

After that, the first emperor asked some more about counterinsurgency, and when he heard that Zhao Tuo used his troops to send a message, forcing Xiang Liang to lead his troops to fight, and finally broke the battle, he was even more praised.

It's just that in the end, his expression finally became cold.

"The Xiang clan rebelled, unforgivable, and the whole clan was cut in half to shock the world.

"After the rebellion in Yu County and Xu County was quelled, the rebels were all dealt with in this way."

"Pass the heads of thieves such as Xiang Liang, Xiang Tang, and Ge Ying to all counties in the world to set an example."

"Jing Tong, Xiang Ji and others, in addition to the bounty, if there are captivators in the world, they will all be given five doctors. If you have five doctors or more, you will be promoted to the first rank."

The First Emperor set the punishment for the rebels in one fell swoop, and at the same time added a reward for Xiang Ji and Jing Tong.

Zhao Tuo nodded secretly, if you catch one person, you can be promoted to the fifth doctor, which will definitely make many people excited, and can greatly increase the possibility of capture.

After doing all this, the First Emperor seemed to be tired, and he waved his hand tiredly.

"I'm tired, go down."

At this time, Zhao Tuo boldly asked:

"The minister is worried about His Majesty's dragon body all the way, and he doesn't know His Majesty's injury......

"Injuries? Hehe, a minor illness doesn't have much effect on me."

The First Emperor smiled, his voice becoming powerful.

Zhao Tuo saw that sweat had appeared on his forehead, and glanced at it worriedly, but this kind of thing was not good to say, so he could only bow and retreat.

The First Emperor sat on the couch, and after seeing Zhao Tuo's figure disappear at the door, the blood on his face receded, and his whole body seemed to be unable to support it and tilted to the side.

"Your Majesty."

Zhao Gao and the eunuchs next to him were startled, and hurriedly rushed over to hold the First Emperor back.

"Hiss......"

The First Emperor inhaled the cold air, sweat kept dripping from his forehead, and a painful look appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Help me lie down."

It wasn't until Zhao Gao and the two eunuchs gently helped him to lie on his side that the First Emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Gao whispered: "Your Majesty's injuries have not healed, leaning on the bed to meet the martial arts marquis, there is no need to treat it like this."

"Hmph, you know what."

The First Emperor glared at Zhao Gao.

The large iron cone thrown by the assassin in Yunlong Mountain weighed a full 120 catties, although it did not hit the position where the First Emperor was sitting at the time, but after hitting the front half of the golden root car, all kinds of broken wood and metal debris were shot everywhere under the huge bombardment, and many of them shot into the body of the First Emperor.

Shoulders, arms, waist, abdomen, ............

In some places, the epidermis is broken, while in others it is inserted so deep that it can almost penetrate the bone.

Among them, the lower back and arms are the most serious, and although most of the injuries have healed and scarred during this time, the pain in the lower back has not lessened.

It was difficult for the First Emperor to sit for a long time, and once he sat for a long time, his waist would be very painful, and he had to lie down to be more comfortable.

In the face of Zhao Gao's close ministers, and even Kui Xiang, Wang Juan and other important ministers, the First Emperor did not hide it, and directly sat or reclined to meet them.

But for Zhao Tuo.

But he didn't want to show his weak side, and insisted on sitting upright to receive him.

"Although Zhao Tuo is not my son, he is my son-in-law and my most trusted courtier. In his heart, I should be a majestic king and elder, how can I show weakness in front of him."

The First Emperor had his own pride and dignity.

Even if it is difficult to sit for a long time, he has to show his best image in front of Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Gao sighed secretly, somewhat understanding the thoughts of the First Emperor, and then he remembered the scene on the day of the assassination.

The emperor's injury was not healed before, and the assassin was not caught, and the Xiang clan rebelled again, which made the first emperor feel very bad, so Zhao Gao kept his mouth shut.

Now that the Xiang clan has been exterminated, I heard that the assassin was also caught by the county Sima in Pei County, and was on the way to send it, the first emperor's mood has improved a lot, and Zhao Gao feels that there are some things that he must say.

"Your Majesty, I have heard a lot of rumors outside these days, which makes people panic, and I don't know whether to say it or not."

Zhao Gao hesitated to tease the emperor.

The First Emperor became interested: "What rumors?"

Zhao Gao showed a look of "struggle" on his face, and finally bowed his head and said: "I heard that Zhonglang said that the son of Tingwei used to be a scholar and a servant, and followed His Majesty to Mount Tai to perform the ceremony of sealing Zen, but as a result, Fengchang, who was in charge of presiding over the ceremony, broke his leg on Mount Tai."

The First Emperor's face changed suddenly.

was reminded by Zhao Gaoyi, he also remembered this, and his hands trembled involuntarily.

Zhao Gao continued, "And this time, His Majesty appointed him as a Zhonglang by the side of Surabaya, and he served by his side. When Li Zhonglang was assassinated, he was extremely brave and loyal, and he did not hesitate to block that vertebrae as His Majesty, but ............

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao cried with a sad face: "The minister is afraid."

Zhao Gao was really afraid.

The rumor was first reported to the emperor by him, and Zhao Gao himself didn't believe it very much, but it was too scary to keep all the things that happened to Li You later.

Especially this time, when the big iron cone flew down from the hillside and bombarded the Jin Gen car with great force, he, Zhao Gao, as the emperor who was driving, was only a little short of the iron spine.

The big iron cone smashed between the First Emperor and Zhao Gao.

If the big iron vertebrae deviated a little forward, it could directly hit Zhao Gao's head.

In hindsight, Zhao Gao was simply scared to wake up in the middle of the night.

And in that assassination, it was not only the First Emperor and Li You who were injured.

Zhao Gao, as a royal master, was also shot many wounds by those broken pieces of wood when he hit the Jin Gen car in the big iron spine. Fortunately, he was wearing a layer of leather armor with more protection, and his injuries were not as serious as those of the First Emperor, but his left shoulder was still a little useless.

Zhao Gao had the heart to befriend Tingwei Li Si, but he was also really afraid of Li Si's son.

It's horrible!

Zhao Gao didn't want to get close to Li You at all, so he had to take the opportunity to talk about this matter today.

The First Emperor reclined on the bed, listening to Zhao Gao's words that pierced into his heart, his breathing became more and more rapid.

He remembered that night on the banks of Surabaya.

"I'm here, I can hold it."

The words he once said in front of Li You are now unbearable.

The First Emperor closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

After a few breaths.

He said in a deep voice, "The Fifth Doctor Li You is loyal,

I should be rewarded for his meritorious service in the name of loyalty and bravery."

"Bestow the title of Knighthood of Li You............ Two levels, the right chief."

Thinking that if Li You was promoted to the third level, he would become the left watchman and would have the power of the last dynasty, the first emperor's heart jumped violently, and he hurriedly changed his words, thinking that it was better to be the right chief.

"Reward Li You with 600 gold, six handmaidens, and a mansion, so that he can recuperate well."