"It's been six years."

The white horse strode forward, and Li Xin looked at the majestic city in the distance.

Behind him were the Guanzhong Qin soldiers who were excited to return to their hometowns, and the Haidong captives who had already been numb after a long journey.

Since the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Qin, Li Xin led the army to the north to conquer Liaodong, six years have passed now.

Liaodong has always been a bitter cold place, in winter is thousands of miles of snow drifting, freezing cold, has always been a place that southerners fear. Even Li Xin, who had fought in Yandi, almost lost his life due to the wind and cold in the first winter in Liaodong.

Li Xin gritted his teeth and persevered, standing up from his injury.

The belief that supports him is to make meritorious service and live up to the emperor's expectations and Zhao Tuo's support.

Now he has gone through all kinds of hardships and finally returned with fame. Recovering Liaodong, defeating Donghu, defeating North Korea, unifying Haidong, and expanding several counties for the Great Qin, it can be described as a great achievement, which is enough to raise eyebrows.

Li Xin thought that he could hold his chest high and proudly accept his triumphal ceremony.

But when approaching Xianyang, Li Xin still couldn't help but get nervous.

In the battle of Huachu, he lost more than 100,000 teachers, including tens of thousands of Guanzhong disciples, all because of his death.

That year, Xianyang was vegetarian and wailed constantly, and the reason why Li Xin sank afterwards was that he felt guilty about it and was unwilling to face the Guanzhong father.

Now that he has returned with victory, can the Qin people in Guanzhong forgive him for the shame of being a former Qin general?

The worries along the way were shattered by bursts of cheers when the army arrived at Bashang and approached Xianyang.

"Great Qin is mighty!"

"General Li is mighty!"

Next to the main general's chariot, Luan Bu, who followed as a close confidant, rode on a horse and said happily to Li Xin: "General, Xianyang is cheering all over the city, and it is to celebrate the general's exploits!" ”

Li Xin nodded.

His eyes were a little blurry.

The scene in front of him reminded him of the scene when Fa Yan returned.

Luan Bu, a young man who followed by his side, reminded him of the young man he once trusted the most.

"Zhao Tuo, I'm back."

……

"The general has returned from a great victory, and he has made great contributions to my Great Qin Jian to eliminate Hu Trouble, open up the territory and expand the territory!"

Outside Xianyang City, the crown prince Fusu was dressed in a high crown and led the hundreds of officials and ministers behind him to greet Li Xin's triumph together.

"The function of the micro end is welcomed by the prince in person, which is really Li Xin's honor."

Li Xin hurriedly dismounted and returned the salute.

Then he saw Zhao Tuo standing behind the prince, wearing a plain robe.

Zhao Tuo was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other, looking at each other, both calling each other's names in their hearts.

"General Lee."

"Zhao Tuo."

The corners of Li Xin's mouth curled a little.

This time, he could finally untie the knot and face Zhao Tuo calmly.

Zhao Tuo also smiled.

The wind, snow, frost and cold in Liaodong made General Li's appearance change a lot, but the light in his eyes let Zhao Tuo know that the heroic Li Xin was back.

The First Emperor also attached great importance to Li Xin's triumph, and even had a sense of expectation that surpassed Wang Li, who broke the Yue clan.

The reason for this is Zhang Liang's assassination.

"Zhang Liang is a thief, he has escaped without a trace, and I hate him deeply!"

Every time Emperor Shi thought of Zhang Liang, he would feel resentful, even if he had already killed all the families that had relationships with the Zhang family among the Korean nobles in the past, he still could not hide the resentment in his heart.

The culprit Zhang Liang couldn't be caught, so the Korean royal family and Canghai Jun who provided Zhang Liang with assassins naturally didn't want to run.

Li Xin did not disappoint him, and led the Qin army to level Korea, destroy Sanhan, and avenge him.

The only fly in the ointment is probably Ji Zhun's self-immolation and Canghaijun's self-killing.

"These two thieves are cunning, and they know that if they are captured alive in Xianyang, I will let them be punished with five punishments and die!"

The First Emperor gritted his teeth, but fortunately, although the two felons were dead, there were still other captives for him to vent his anger.

"The father and son of the king of Joseon, as friends of the anti-thief Zhang Liang, committed an assassination, and should abandon the city."

"Chief Ma Han, with the intention of shielding the rebels and thieves, resists my Great Qin Heavenly Soldiers, I hate them so much that the car is split."

"Ji Zhun and the corpses of the people in the sea, crush their bones, raise their ashes, and let their bones disappear!"

After a few words, the fate of those small monarchs in Haidong was decided, which made the First Emperor feel more comfortable.

Sure enough, only killing and revenge is the best way to decompress.

After decompression, the First Emperor also did not hesitate to reward Li Xin who returned successfully.

Li Xin's credit for recovering Liaodong and defeating Donghu has been sealed, so that his title has been elevated to the Great Shangzao.

Now the first emperor has captured and killed the thief head, pacified Haidong, and made Li Xin the head of the chariot for thousands of miles of land in Great Qin.

Ranked at the seventeenth level of the Great Qin Military Merit System, he belongs to the absolute high lord.

In the court, Li Xin was extremely excited and bowed down to thank him.

When he thanked the emperor for his kindness, when he got up, his head was slightly sideways, and he looked at Zhao Tuo, the martial arts marquis.

"The emperor sent me to subdue Liaodong, and it was Zhao Tuo's recommendation. When I was sent to conquer Haidong, it was Zhao Tuo who refused the order to lead the troops and recommended me to go southeast from Liaodong. ”

"The reason why I can stand in the court now and raise my eyebrows is because he is silently helping me in the back."

"If there is no Zhao Tuo, Li Xin today is just a drunkard in the mansion."

Li Xinzhong whispered.

He knows very well what Zhao Tuo has done in these things.

When the court meeting dispersed, in the interval between the evening celebration banquet, Li Xin put aside the important ministers of the court who congratulated him and strode in front of Zhao Tuo.

"Gonggong Hou, tomorrow I will hold a banquet in the mansion and wait for you."

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and responded with a smile: "The general will set up a banquet, and Tuo will come first." ”

When the words fell, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Since Li Xin's defeat in Chu, the gap between Zhao Tuo and Li Xin has been completely repaired and filled.

……

Southern Xinjiang of Qin, Changsha County.

The county guard Tu Sui looked at the emperor's edict from Xianyang in his hand, his face was excited, he got up and paced back and forth happily in the room, and even hummed the popular local tune in Changsha happily.

"Father is so happy, is it because the emperor agrees to my father's recital?"

Tu Sui's second son, Tu Gang, walked in and asked.

Tu Sui stroked his beard and laughed: "Yes! The Emperor has already agreed to the strategy of General Feng and me, and this time it was possible to succeed thanks to the fact that General Feng and I jointly wrote and offered advice, which was more convincing. ”

"Of course, there are also those Yue people who rebelled. Hahaha, with a little trickery, let Naxi Oujun translate Song to take the bait, so that he colluded with the Yue people in my Changsha County to rebel, so as to prove the importance of my Great Qin's conquest of Baiyue. ”

Tu Gang praised: "Father and General Feng joined forces to conquer Baiyue this time, and with the size of Baiyue, I can at least be promoted to two levels." I heard people from Xianyang say that in the south of Baiyue and Southwest Yi, there is a big country named Shenfu, its land is vast, and its products are abundant. ”

"Feudal Marquis."

Tu Sui's eyes narrowed, and his expression was slightly gloomy.

He remembered the great court meeting in July of the twenty-sixth year of Qin Shi Huang.

The emperor had the heart to attack Baiyue, and seeing that he was about to shoulder a heavy responsibility, he led an army of 500,000 to attack Baiyue in the south and establish immortal achievements.

Just when Tu Sui was most excited and happy, Zhao Tuo, who had always been regarded as a brother by him, stood up and objected.

If Zhao Tuo was just against the war, he wouldn't be too careful, but Zhao Tuo turned his head and mentioned the matter of attacking the Hu people in the north, which also attracted the generals of the court and China to echo it.

The final result was that Zhao Tuo led the Qin army of 300,000 to the Northern Expedition to the Yueshi and the Xiongnu, and established a world-shattering meritorious service, and was named the Marquis of Lun, known as martial arts.

He Tu Sui could only have a complicated mood and asked for orders to come to the south to be the county guard.

That's nearly five years.

In the past few years, the Qin army destroyed the Yueshi, broke the Xiongnu, defeated Donghu, surrendered Dongou, and conquered the Haidong Peninsula.

Only he slaughtered Sui, silently in this hot and humid place in Changsha, thinking about how to attack Baiyue all day long.

Zhao Tuo sent a lot of letters halfway, and Tu Sui was patient at first to read it, but the more he looked at it, the more angry he became.

"The more humid and hot the land is, the jungle is everywhere, and there are many smoke and poisonous fogs, the more difficult it is for people to encircle and suppress. Didn't you Zhao Tuo beat Yu Yue down back then? He Feng Wuxuan didn't take Ganyue and Dongou yet, why didn't he see a problem? Why can't I slaughter Sui! ”

Tu Sui's teeth clicked, and then he didn't look at the letters sent by Zhao Tuo, and let his son burn them all, just like when he refused Zhao Tuo's visit in Xianyang.

He, a person who values righteousness the most, once he decides that the other party does not pay attention to righteousness, the knot in his heart cannot be unraveled.

"Wait, when I Tu Sui leads the army to conquer Baiyue, then I will stand in front of you Zhao Tuo and ask you, is Baiyue difficult to conquer?"

Tu Sui muttered, turned his head to stare at Tu Gang, and said, "Prepare paper and pen, I want to write a letter to General Feng Wuxue to discuss the great strategy of conquering Baiyue!" ”

……

Fanyang.

The place where the Qin army gathered.

Adjutant General Yin Tong excitedly walked into a dry fence hut and shouted: "General, general!" The letter from Changsha County is the letter of Tu County! ”

Feng Wuxue, who was lying upright on the couch, heard this, and suddenly stood up and stood up.

He coughed twice, stretched out his hand, and said, "Show me!" ”

After a moment, Feng Wuxuan put down the letter in his hand.

A blush appeared on his yellowed face.

"After beating Baiyue, you can go back."

"It's been eight years, I've been here for eight whole years!"

"I want to go home!"