Chapter 36: Righteous Interpretation
Early in the morning, Zhao Gao was woken up from his sleep, he hurriedly put on his clothes, and came to the front hall, a man dressed in black saw Zhao Gao, knelt on one knee, and touched his chest with his right hand: "The villain has seen Lord Zhao." ”
This is the spy he secretly sent to Fusu Mansion, at this time his return, I don't know what good news it will bring, Zhao Gao couldn't help but sneer, walked to the table and sat down, at this time, a government soldier brought tea, put it in front of Zhao Gao, and left, Zhao Gao opened the tea cover, sniffed, the fragrance was fragrant, a refreshing feeling traveled all over the body, Zhao Gao felt that the whole person was a lot more energetic, he couldn't help squinting at the man in black, and said with a smile: "Is there any good news to bring me?" ”
The man in black took off his mask, he was a young man in his twenties, with a burly physique, at this time he had already gotten up and came to Zhao Gao, bowed his waist and said: "My lord, I heard that Gongzi Fusu wanted to ask Meng Yi for help, and decided to secretly investigate the assassin's affairs. ”
When Zhao Gao heard the word Meng Yi, he couldn't help laughing, Meng Tian is not his opponent, let alone Meng Yi? There will only be one more unjust ghost, thinking of this, Zhao Gao stared at the man in black, and said, "Is there anything else?" ”
The man in black shook his head, he couldn't see the situation inside the house, he could only hear some information from the window, which was stolen at great risk.
After a short silence, Zhao Gao nodded and smiled: "You did a good job, I want to reward you, you go down to receive the reward." ”
A government soldier stepped forward and took away the man in black, Zhao Gao watched the man in black leave the living room, then he got up and straightened his waist, yawned, at this time the sky was slightly bright, Zhao Gao felt sleepy, but walked two steps in the house, looked at the government soldier at the door and ordered: "Go and find Zhao Cheng for me." ”
The soldiers sang the promise and left, Zhao Gao walked to the window, opened the window, the early autumn morning was extremely cold, a gust of cold wind poured in, Zhao Gao couldn't help but shiver, at this time, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, Zhao Gao had to close the window, and looked back, Zhao Cheng had come in a hurry.
"Is my brother looking for me in a hurry?" Zhao Cheng walked into the house, clenched his fists and asked, at this time, Zhao Gao sneered and asked: "Fusu wants to thoroughly investigate the assassination, this is also my weakness, how did you deal with those assassins?" ”
Zhao Cheng sighed lightly and snorted: "Brother, after the assassination of Fusu that day, there were thirty-nine assassins who survived, and I have secretly executed them, but there is another one, who participated in the assassination of Wang Xuan, just because of the deposit we paid first, and then he disappeared......
After Zhao Cheng finished speaking, Zhao Gao was already furious, and roared: "Don't send someone to find it soon!" ”
"There is already news, I heard that he has returned to his hometown, and I have sent someone to arrest him." Zhao Cheng whispered, at this time, there was a crisp sound, Zhao Gao slapped him, and said hatefully: "You go in person, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death, if there is a slight mistake, you and I will not survive!" ”
Zhao Cheng vaguely felt the seriousness of the situation, he didn't dare to delay, bowed down, and left quickly.
Zhao Gao was the only one left in the room, he looked at the tea on the table that had gradually cooled, and couldn't help sighing, he was only one step away from success, hoping that he would not be caught// any handle, otherwise, the Zhao family would not escape the curse of the clan......
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At the foot of Lishan Mountain, Xiang Zhuang once again came to this kiln factory that produced terracotta warriors and horses, as usual, the craftsmen here repeatedly fired the terracotta figurines every day, but each terracotta figurine was different, they were all built according to the appearance of the most elite troops of Daqin.
Passing through the kiln area, Xiang Zhuang rode his horse on the mountain road, at this time the sun has slightly emerged, the warmth returns to the earth, the conscripts have not come out to work at this time, the surroundings are very quiet, but the mountain road is vaguely visible, mottled blood stains and car marks, from these traces it can be seen that the life of the conscripts is not easy.
Crossing the Huangling District, Xiang Zhuang came to the barracks, at this time outside the barracks has a large number of troops galloping back and forth, this is the rhythm of the upcoming start, in the camp, a team of soldiers patrolling back and forth, soon, they saw Xiang Zhuang galloping, several soldiers raised halberds, surrounded by, a led officer shouted: "What people!" Dare to trespass into the barracks! ”
Xiang Zhuang took out Fusu's token from his arms, raised it above his head, and scolded: "Gongzi token is here, there is an urgent matter to visit General Meng Yi, and those who dare to obstruct it are already in the army!" ”
Several soldiers saw that the token in Xiang Zhuang's hand was a unicorn marking, knowing that Xiang Zhuang was not easy to provoke, they all avoided it, Xiang Zhuang rode his horse, and continued to the top of the mountain, due to the steepness of this section of the mountain road, Xiang Zhuang's speed of travel has also slowed down a lot, but here is not far from the top of the mountain, vaguely, you can hear the sound of soldiers training and running on the top of the mountain.
After walking for a while, Xiang Zhuang jumped off the horse, held the reins, and slowly walked to the military camp not far away, this military camp is where Meng Yi's garrison is located, the last time he visited Fusu, Xiang Zhuang also lived here for one night, and Meng Yi had a relationship.
Just entered Dazhai, not far away, there was the sound of leather whipping, a man's dull snort immediately remembered, this is the army whipping the prisoner, Xiang Zhuang wanted to lead the horse to continue to move forward, to avoid trouble, but the whipping sound was higher than a sound, and the beaten man was always patient, Xiang Zhuang vaguely felt that this was a resolute man.
With curiosity, Xiang Zhuang bypassed the dirt mountain and came to the place where the prisoner was whipped, a man, tied upside down to a wooden stake, he was covered with whip marks, bloodstained, if he was beaten, he would definitely die.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but take a shot, took the Yansun bow from the saddle, and drew an iron arrow from the quiver, aimed at the rope that bound the man, pulled the bow like a full moon, shot an arrow, broke the rope, and the man was planted on the ground with his head down.
Everyone was stunned, Xiang Zhuang led the horse, walked slowly, and shouted coldly: "If he is fighting, he will die!" ”
The officer who waved the whip changed color, and more than 20 Qin soldiers beside him also surrounded him, and soon, Xiang Zhuang was trapped, and the officer sneered disdainfully: "Where did you come from?" ”
This frivolous behavior made Xiang Zhuang furious, hung the Yansun bow back on his horse, pointed at the officer and scolded: "Do you dare to underestimate me? ”
The officer was interested, and Lang smiled and said, "If you don't leave, Lao Tzu will kill you!" ”
Xiang Zhuang was angry, kicked out, hit the officer's jaw, the officer was kicked away, blood splashed, around, more than 20 Qin soldiers killed angrily, some of them held Changge, some held halberds, some drew // out of the long sword, the face was hideous, and the beaten dying man reluctantly got up, arched his hand and said: "Little brother, thank you for your help, these dogs are not easy to mess with, you can run for your life quickly." ”
As soon as the man's words fell, three big brothers had already stabbed horizontally, Xiang Zhuang dodged, drew a red shadow from his horse, waved and blocked, swept his legs, and tripped the person in front of him, but did not swing his sword and slash, but kicked the person on the ground away, and knocked down several people who were running.
There was a scream, and at this time, Xiang Zhuang's red shadow flashed, blocking a halberd that was about to be stabbed, and in the distance, a middle-aged man's hearty scolding sounded: "Stop it!" ”
A middle-aged man walked quickly, he looked at several Qin soldiers who had been defeated, and wanted to be angry, but he saw Xiang Zhuang holding a red shadow, this young man, lived here with Fusu for one night, and Fusu also mentioned him, it seems that he is very powerful and appreciated by Fusu.
Meng Yi couldn't help laughing, pointed at the knocked down Qin soldiers in front of him, and scolded: "A bunch of waste, get out of here!" ”
Several Qin soldiers picked up the officer who was kicked and his face was covered in blood and left quickly, at this time, Meng Yi came to Xiang Zhuang and said with a smile: "You were sent by Fusu Gongzi?" ”
Xiang Zhuang also returned the salute and smiled: "Xiang Zhuang, see General Meng Yi." ”
Meng Yilang smiled and helped Xiang Zhuang up, pretending to scold: "Don't call me a general, I'm Lord Meng." ”
At this time, Meng Yi found the man who had been beaten and bruised all over his body, it seemed that Xiang Zhuang's shot was related to him, and asked with a smile: "You shot for him?" ”
Xiang Zhuang nodded and asked, "What crime did he commit?" To be beaten to death? ”
Meng Yi looked at the Qin soldiers on the side with displeasure, and the man hurriedly replied: "Yesterday, this person wanted to abscond, but he was caught and punished by flogging. ”
After Qin Bing finished speaking, Xiang Zhuang arched his hand and smiled: "Can Lord Meng spare his life?" ”
When Meng Yi saw Xiang Zhuang pleading, he couldn't help but be interested, and laughed: "Tell me, why did you save him?" ”
"I don't know, I just think he's a man." Xiang Zhuang arched his hand and smiled, and on the side, Meng Yi had already laughed heartily: "Okay, since Brother Xiang speaks, I will give you this face." ”
Xiang Zhuang smiled and bowed his hand to thank you: "Thank you, Lord Meng, Gongzi has a secret letter for me to bring to you, we might as well talk in another place." ”
Meng Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Go to my big tent." ”
The two slowly walked towards the camp on the top of the mountain, and several Qin soldiers walked over, pulled up the man, and prepared to take him away, at this time, the middle-aged man laughed loudly: "I don't know the name of the little brother?" If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely pay back double. ”
"My name is Xiang Zhuang, the effort of my hands is not enough to worry about my teeth, you can take care of your injuries." Xiang Zhuang shook his hand and smiled, but it was the man, unyielding, still clenching his fists and laughing: "In my life, I have never served anyone, since Brother Xiang Zhuang saved my life, my life is yours, if there is a need, I am willing to swear to help each other!" ”
The cloth was taken away by several Qin soldiers, but Xiang Zhuang's footsteps paused, the person in front of him was the famous cloth in history? A very brave general at the end of Qin, but his downfall was something Xiang Zhuang did not expect, and he would never have thought that he would meet this person in such a place, but Meng Yi and the others had already gone away at this time, Xiang Zhuang retracted his thoughts and chased after him.
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In the big tent, Xiang Zhuang and Meng Yi sat opposite each other, Xiang Zhuang was holding a teacup at this time, tasting tea carefully, and Meng Yi was holding a bamboo slip, looking at it seriously, soon, Meng Yi finally finished reading the bamboo slip, put the bamboo slip on the table, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "This matter, I am really inconvenient to interfere, besides, Zhao Gao is extremely cunning, he will definitely send someone to monitor the Lishan construction site, once I have any action, it will definitely alarm him, and there will be no gain." ”
"What are we going to do?" Xiang Zhuang asked suspiciously.
After a short silence, Meng Yi wandered in the tent, and finally, he said categorically: "This matter must be thoroughly investigated without Zhao Gao's defense, in my opinion, Brother Xiang can be secretly repatriated, and if he is surprised, he will definitely gain something from Zhao Gao's investigation." ”
Meng Yi finally kicked the ball to himself, Xiang Zhuang shook his head helplessly, since things have come to this point, he must help Fusu, whether he succeeds or fails, he can only resign himself to fate, thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang nodded and smiled: "Since Lord Meng takes such a fancy to me, I will go back to Xianyang tonight." ”
After a pause, Xiang Zhuang said again: "But I don't have a helper by my side, it's difficult to get things done, if Lord Meng doesn't give up, can you lend me the cloth?" ”
After a moment of silence, Meng Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Brother Xiang has any needs, just ask, I promise you about the cloth." ”