Chapter 21: The First Emperor's Theft (Part II)
On the side, Wang Juan was even more anxious, his face turned white with fright, although it was nothing new to meet bandits near Jingshi, but the object of the bandits' robbery this time was different, they actually dared to rob the first emperor who dominated the world, is this eating the gall of the ambitious leopard? Thinking like this, the anger in Wang Juan's heart became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help but step forward, protect the First Emperor, and reprimanded: "Who are you? At the feet of the Son of Heaven, dare to be so prosperous? ”
"Old ...... Old...... Old man, you give ...... Get out of here, Lao Tzu...... Want...... Want...... Ah......h Ask for money! The bandit stammered.
The First Emperor had a dark face, pushed Wang Juan away, took a step forward, and said angrily: "What if I don't have any money? ”
"That'...... That's weird old ...... You're welcome...... You're welcome! The bandit had a hideous face, although he stammered, but his knife skills were not ambiguous at all, and he roared and took the lead in killing, and behind him, there were more than 50 people following the bandit leader, rushing forward, the first emperor drew his sword angrily, and the guards behind him had rushed up one after another, killing with the bandits.
Wang Juan is old, the first emperor angrily dragged him aside, waved his sword and hacked to death a bandit who tried to sneak attack him, the two sides were inseparable, but after all, the first emperor's personal guards, are the elite selected from the million army, strong martial arts, unstoppable, the bandits were killed everywhere, just when the bandits could not be stopped, scattered and fled, not far away, a wave of more than 700 troops rushed to the front, for the first hundred cavalry has surrounded the bandits, the first officer wore leather armor, drew // out of the five-foot long sword, roared: "all killed!" ”
Soon, the screams rang out, and the powerful bow array of the Qin army shot the bandits who tried to escape to death on the shore of Lanchi, at this time, the officer who was the leader jumped off his horse, ran to the front of the first emperor, and bowed and saluted: "Zhonglang will Zhang Han is too late to save him, please punish His Majesty the Emperor!" ”
The First Emperor had calmed down from his indignation at this time, looked at the corpses of the bandits all over the ground, nodded with satisfaction, his sharp gaze fell on Zhang Han, and Lang smiled: "Your name is Zhang Han?" ”
"The last general is Zhang Han."
The First Emperor laughed and waved his hand: "You get up, I remember you, but I can lead the army to escort me, and I want to go to Pengxuan Palace." ”
Zhang Han received the praise of the first emperor, secretly happy in his heart, and immediately got up and ordered the army: "Array, escort to Pengxuan Palace......"
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There are three floors in the Pengchu Palace, each floor, is extremely luxurious, the fist-sized night pearl is inlaid in the dome, used as the sun, moon and stars, on the wall, the immortals portrayed by famous craftsmen from all over the world are even more beautiful, and the items of the palace are all made of gold, which is extremely luxurious.
At this time, the first emperor had no interest in visiting, he came to the main hall, sat down on the soft seat, and everyone saluted the first emperor, among them, there were two people who had knelt in front of the first emperor, they were Jia Hong and Xianyang Ling Yan Le, the bandits robbed the holy car, which happened near Kyoto, and the main responsible person was the two of them.
And Wang Juan was also uneasy at this moment, there were bandits near the capital, and he was duty-bound, and when Wang Juan was thinking wildly in his heart, the First Emperor snorted heavily, his eyes were cold and ruthless, looking at Jia Hong and Yan Le who were kneeling below, and scolded: "I have been the king for twenty-five years since I ascended the throne, and I have been the emperor for six years, and I have never encountered such a thing. ”
Both of them trembled with fright, and soon, Neishi Jia Hong said in a trembling voice: "Back to His Majesty the Emperor, these bandits are not entrenched near Lanchi, they should have wandered here recently. ”
"Bang......" The First Emperor slammed the imperial case and scolded: "Could it be that they just came and met me?" Is it because I'm in a hurry, or should I apply with you for a day to cruise the Orchid Pond first? ”
"Weichen didn't dare," Jia Hong was shocked and kowtowed.
There was a brief silence in the hall, and soon, the First Emperor suddenly got up, looked at the two people who were kneeling in front of him and trembled, and scolded: "Prime Minister Wang Juan is also responsible for this matter, and I will not pursue it, but you must give me help in investigating the bandits within ten days, and completely rectify the bandits near Gyeonggi, if there are bandits rampant near Xianyang, I will punish your three clans!" ”
"I'll do our best to hunt it down." The two kowtowed again, and the First Emperor snorted coldly and strode towards the outside of the hall.
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At night, when Xianyang City was immersed in a strange tense atmosphere, a carriage slowly marched through the streets, the carriage passed through the streets, and finally, stopped in front of an inconspicuous wine shop, the groom lifted the curtain, Yan Le walked out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage, dusted off his body, looked around for a moment, and walked quickly towards the wine shop.
The wine shop is a large house of 200 square meters, divided into a lobby and several private rooms, a guy led Yan Le to a private room, the door curtain was lifted, and Yan Le walked in slowly.
The light in the room was extremely dim, and a middle-aged man of medium stature was sitting by the window drinking tea, and Yan Le bowed and saluted: "Son-in-law to meet my father-in-law." ”
This person is a palace attendant, named Zhao Gao, the official worships the order of the car, in charge of the royal carriage, but because Zhao Gao memorized the criminal law prohibition of the Qin Dynasty, he was loved by the first emperor, often stayed by his side, and participated in the important news of national politics, and the first emperor entrusted the second son Hu Hai to Professor Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao has always attacked Fengying, and Hu Hai appreciated, these years, Zhao Gao can play between the first emperor and Hu Hai, and has become a very trusted confidant of the two.
Because of this, many officials in the DPRK and China befriended Zhao Gao, and Yan Le was one of them, he married Zhao Gao's adopted daughter and became Zhao Gao's nominal son-in-law, and won Zhao Gao's trust.
The news of the theft of the first emperor during the day has swept Xianyang, the streets and alleys, men, women and children, whether it is the official eunuch family or the poor people, have already known, Zhao Gao is no exception, he made an appointment to meet Yan Le at this time, it is for this matter, Yan Le also knows it, he entered the house, saluted Zhao Gao, sat in front of Zhao Gao, did not wait for the fart// to cover the heat, and hurriedly said: "His Majesty the Emperor has been angry, this matter is very tricky, if it is not handled properly, it will be beheaded, please father-in-law for guidance." ”
Zhao Gao saw that Yan Le was like a lost dog, and he couldn't help but sneer: "The sky can't fall, what are you panicking about." ”
Zhao Gao casually picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, the fragrance of tea overflowed, Zhao Gao felt refreshed, at this time, he squinted and smiled: "This matter is led by Neishi, Jia Hong is the person who Fusu, then, this matter will change from the arrest of thieves to the secret struggle between the two political bodies, things have become complicated, and we can also benefit from fishing." ”
Yan Le was puzzled, quietly waiting for Zhao Gao's instructions, Zhao Gao also saw that Yan Le was a person who had no opinions, so he had to sigh lightly, why did he choose such a wretched person in the first place, but Zhao Gao did not show his displeasure on his face, he pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Let Jia Hong jump on the bright side, we only need to secretly deal with Fusu's henchmen." ”
Yan Le didn't understand Zhao Gao's intentions at first, but soon, an idea flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but ignore Zhao Gao's deep meaning, looked at Zhao Gao, and smiled knowingly at each other.
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In the early morning, in Xianyang City, two forces wandered in the streets, one was the officials of the Yamen of the Inner History Mansion, and the other wave was the 300 soldiers under the command of Xianyang Ling, who searched from house to house, looking for people similar to bandits and some local heroes, and were put into prison one after another.
When the sun rose into the sky again, a partisan dispute to arrest the bandits quietly escalated, and many officials who supported Fusu in the DPRK and China were secretly purged, and they were severely beaten and condemned to death for various crimes, and many people died mysteriously in prison, and the wind and waves lasted for half a month, and the shouts of grievances resounded throughout the Xianyang .......
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The main hall of Xianyang Palace, hundreds of officials congratulated, the first emperor sat high, beside him, two maids raised their palms, and in front of him, it was Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion who would accompany him every day, Zhao Gao had walked to the front of the jade steps at this time, and shouted loudly: "His Majesty the Emperor has a decree, and the court is ......"
Outside the palace gate, hundreds of officials lined up, slowly marching into the main hall of Xianyang Palace, the person at the head was Wang Juan, he was the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, behind him, the officials entered in turn according to the size of their official positions.
Soon, Zhao Gao shouted: "Mountain Huh." ”
Hundreds of officials knelt on the ground: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"
"Mountain Call"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live"
After three shouts, Zhao Gao retreated to the side of the First Emperor, and the hundred officials also returned to their respective positions, and after a short silence, the First Emperor asked loudly: "Yan Le is out of the ranks." ”
Yan Le bent down, walked out of the court, came to the center of the main hall, knelt on the ground, and soon the first emperor asked, "How is the arrest of thieves in Xianyang?" ”
Yan Le's heart tightened, the First Emperor finally asked about it, although he beat the drum in his heart, but Yan Le didn't dare to show half of it, so he had to think about his words, and soon, Yan Le replied loudly: "Tell Your Majesty, the minister was ordered to search and arrest Xianyang City, and a total of 7,800 people related to the bandits were identified, and there were 312 officials who secretly colluded with the bandits. ”
The First Emperor nodded slightly, looked at Wang Juan in the palace again, and asked, "Wang Aiqing, have there been thieves in and out of Beijing recently?" ”
Wang Juan was frightened, hurriedly walked out, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Back to His Majesty the Emperor, no." ”
Wang Juan replied in a loud voice, and the First Emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "The Lanchi bandits that day, can you find out, where did they come from?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the bandits encountered in Lanchi are exiled from the Longxi area, there are more than 300 people in total, and they have been hunted down, please rest assured." After Wang Juan answered, he quietly looked up at the First Emperor, and saw that he was also looking at him, so he couldn't help beating a drum in his heart, and bowed his head again and was silent.
I don't know how long it took for the First Emperor to sigh and order: "Aiqing retreat." ”
Wang Juan was about to be amnesty, immediately kowtowed to thank him, got up and returned to his position, and soon, the first emperor's eyes fell on Yan Le again, he wanted to reward Yan Le, but he suddenly remembered that this time the arrest of thieves was led by the internal history, if only the Xianyang order was rewarded, I am afraid it would be inappropriate, but he ordered loudly: "Where is Jia Hong in the internal history?" ”
Jia Hong walked out slowly, came to Yan Le and knelt down, saluted and replied, "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”
"Xianyang arrests thieves, the Inner History Mansion bears the brunt, and the Xianyang County Ya has its own merits, and I want to reward you." The First Emperor was in a good mood and was about to continue, but was interrupted by Jia Hong: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say......