Chapter 15: The Strange Old Man
The dust rises on the wide straight road, the mighty Qin army is overwhelming, the mighty military posture, the vigorous war horses, the bright weapons, the fluttering flags, this is the vanguard of the Qin army, a total of 100,000 people, the army of 100,000 people, mainly chariots and cavalry.
Behind the 100,000 vanguard troops, is where Qin Shi Huang's Chinese army is, the Chinese army is composed of 200,000 Qin soldiers, they mainly come from the command of Meng Tian, once conquered Mobei, the mighty and majestic northern army, at this time they escorted the car, mighty to the south, behind this army, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses, these 50,000 soldiers and horses are also known as the rear army, is the main source of logistics supply for the first emperor.
However, the materials brought by the first emperor from Guanzhong were generally luxury goods and consumables, grain and grass supplies and food for the three armies, and they always had to be supplied by the local government, and the local government could not afford such a huge military expenditure, so they had to reach out to the people to ask for it, burning, killing and looting abounded, and the people were miserable and complaining, and some of them left their hometowns, their wives were separated, and their families were ruined.
These miserable scenes, the first emperor can never see, in his eyes can appear, only the great rivers and mountains of the Qin State, the majestic army and the prosperous scene, at this time, the first emperor's army has marched through Danyang County, and there is half a day's journey, you can reach the county, as long as you get there, you can have a full meal.
Five hundred cavalry galloped on the straight road, the first emperor toured the east, the pomp was so huge, who dared to assassinate the first emperor, even if someone dared, they would not succeed, 200,000 Chinese troops guarded the first emperor, as solid as an iron bucket, how could it be so easy to succeed? But these 500 men had to do a routine job and find their way ahead.
Since the first emperor ruled the world, the construction of the straight road has not stopped, the road is planted on both sides of the various trees, very beautiful, a leading officer, riding a tall horse, he was attracted by a flower in the distance, the beautiful scenery made him feel good.
But even so, he couldn't do anything to stop, but had to imprint the beautiful scenery in his heart, at this time, he suddenly saw, a hundred paces away, a white-haired old man stopped there, he was surprised, immediately stopped fighting, the war horse raised its front hooves, and neighed vigorously.
After a while, the officer controlled the war horse, he couldn't help but be furious, drew his bronze sword, rode the horse up, pointed at the old man, and scolded: "Don't you want to live if you don't have long eyes?" ”
The old man was not afraid of the officer, he looked up at the officer on the horse, handed over the box he was holding in his hand, and his voice was cold and hoarse, "Please tell His Majesty the Emperor that the ancestral dragon will return to the west this year." ”
After the old man finished speaking, he turned around and left, not far away, his lingering voice was still floating: "Remember, tell His Majesty the Emperor that this year, the ancestral dragon will return to the west......"
The officer woke up from his astonishment, and he couldn't help but be furious, and turned back and ordered: "Arrest me // Stop him!" ”
Five hundred soldiers rode out on horseback, but the officer had to pick up the box, put it on the horseback mountain, and chased after him together, but the old man's speed remained the same, not fast, nor slow, and the five hundred cavalry followed closely, but could not catch up with him, until the people ran out of twenty miles, then stopped the horses and gasped.
"It's weird!" One of the cavalrymen was surprised, their horses were already the fastest, and they couldn't even see the old man's back.
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On the first emperor's luanyu, the officer was already standing respectfully in front of the first emperor at this time, he was holding the box sent by the old man in his hand, his legs trembled slightly, and soon he said worriedly: "The old man said that this year, the ancestral dragon will return to the west." ”
The First Emperor didn't understand, and asked unhappily, "What ancestral dragon returned to the west?" ”
"I don't know." The officer knelt down in fright, and after a long while, he continued: "Your Majesty, the last general sensed something was wrong and led his troops to chase after him, but no matter how we pursued, that old man always walked leisurely in front of us, and we couldn't catch him at all!" ”
"Who is this demon?" The First Emperor was furious, and looked at Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao was also secretly thinking about it at this time, and after thinking for a while, Zhao Gao also shook his head helplessly, so he had to take a step forward and asked, "Your Majesty, the minister will open the box for you." ”
The First Emperor was also extremely curious at this time, nodded in agreement, Zhao Gao bowed and saluted, then walked over, took the box from the officer's hand, glanced at the officer, the officer was trembling with fright, Zhao Gao snorted coldly, then picked up the box, put it on the table, and gently opened the strange box, only to see that there was a jade seal wrapped in cloth inside.
Zhao Gao was surprised, picked up the jade seal, looked at it for a moment, and brought it to the first emperor, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, look at ......"
The First Emperor took the jade seal and looked at it, and couldn't help but be surprised, recalling that year, when he walked through Dongting Lake, the wind and waves were great, in order to calm the wind and waves, the First Emperor threw out this jade seal at the suggestion of his close ministers, and the wind and waves stopped abruptly, but today, his sudden appearance made the First Emperor feel faintly bad in his heart, and the old man may have some ability.
If it is really as the old man said, Zulong will return to the west this year, who will Zulong be? He is Qin Shi Huang, the word 'Shi' and the word 'Zu' have the same meaning, the First Emperor secretly felt that this ancestral dragon would be himself, but if this ancestral dragon was really himself, would he die on the way to the east this time?
The first emperor's heart gradually wandered, he was in good physical condition at this time, if it was really difficult, I am afraid that he would also meet an assassin on the road, thinking back to Bolangsha, someone threw an iron spine to assassinate himself, such a terrible thing, the first emperor did not want to happen a second time, thinking of this, the first emperor looked at Zhao Gao coldly, and coldly ordered: "Order Zhang Han to take over the Chinese army, strictly defend, let Huiji County guard Yin Tong be strictly armed, not the slightest negligence, in addition, let him come to the Qiantang River to see my ......." ”
The sky has just been darkened, the first emperor boarded the southbound boat, along the Qiantang River to Huiji, the bright jade seal seems to be an indelible shadow, always wandering in front of the first emperor's eyes, the old man's words about the ancestral dragon returning to the west, but also made the first emperor feel uneasy.
Looking back on these years, I unified the six countries, expelled the Huns, exterminated the Southern Barbarians, and expanded the territory, what a beautiful scenery, but even so, I have always sought immortal fruitlessness, and the elixir of life has not been obtained, if I wait like this, I don't know what the end of life will look like?
The First Emperor was unwilling to die like this, his great dream of a thousand years, his eternal Changping, and his dream of being in charge of the Qin State for thousands of years would all disappear with the passing of life, and with a long sigh, the First Emperor looked up at Zhao Gao, and ordered in a cold voice: "Pass the decree, order Xu Fu to come and see him immediately!" ”
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In Wu County, the county guard was busy, and a group of soldiers ran on the streets, and they rushed into the people's homes from time to time, although they were nominally high-sounding, escorting the first emperor and searching for all suspicious people, in fact, after they entered a house, they would pack a large bag and take away a lot of things, and the people dared not speak out, so they could only endure it.
The first emperor's eastern tour broke the original peace of Huiji County, at this time Huiji County was like boiling water in a fried pot, especially Wu County, but the first emperor had already arrived at the Qiantang River, Yin Tong couldn't care about these at this time, he changed his clothes at this time, and hurried to the front hall.
Xiang Liang not long ago, has been elected as the three elders of Huiji County, to assist the county guard in charge of education, at this time he got the invitation of the county guard, came to the mansion, aside, is Zhou Lan who has just arrived, both of them are anxiously waiting, soon, Yin Tong walked in, the two hurriedly gave Yin Tong a salute, Yin Tong was anxious, and he didn't care about these red tape, and quickly came to the soft seat and sat down.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived at the Qiantang River, and will soon come to Huiji Mountain to worship, at this time, safety is the most important." When Yin Tong said this, he looked at Zhou Lan on the side, and ordered: "The investigation in the city must be intensified, and also, immediately gather two thousand soldiers to block Huiji Mountain." ”
Zhou Lan didn't expect that the emperor would make such a big move on his eastern tour this time, but he didn't dare to disobey the order, so he had to give up his hand and say: "The subordinates obey the order." ”
Zhou Lan left quickly, and at this time, Yin Tong looked at Xiang Liang, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "Duke Liang, Your Majesty's eastern tour this time, this official is under a lot of pressure." ”
Xiang Liang had no choice but to smile and say: "Huiji County has always been stable, adjacent to the East China Sea, it will not be as chaotic as the Central Plains, adults don't have to worry." ”
After a pause, Xiang Liang said again: "As long as the adults do a good job of logistics support, set up cards at key intersections, and ensure that no one can approach Luanjia, everything will pass safely." ”
Yin Tong was in a big mess at this time, and after listening to Xiang Liang's words, he couldn't help but nod and smile: "What Liang Gong said is extremely true. ”
Yin Tong took a long breath and felt that his nervous mood was much better, so he laughed loudly: "Liang Gong, you accompany this official to pick up the car." ”
Without waiting for Xiang Liang to speak, Yin Tong had already strode away, looking at the back of Yin Tong leaving, Xiang Liang secretly called luck in his heart, if it wasn't for Xiang Zhuang's suggestion, he had already arranged the dead soldiers in Huiji Mountain at this time, if he was discovered by Zhou Lan's army, I am afraid that the general trend will go away, and the Xiang family will also be in a catastrophe.
With a long breath, Xiang Liang followed Yin Tong quickly.
By the moat, a team of twenty people quickly walked out of the city gate, walked across the drawbridge, and prepared to go away, but at this time, the dust rose not far away, and a team of two thousand people was fully armed, marching towards Yin Tong and others, Yin Tong felt the trembling of the earth on the drawbridge, he stopped his horse, set up his eyes, and looked into the distance, only to see Xiang Yu wearing black leather armor, majestic, and galloping.
Before approaching, Xiang Yu arched his hand on the horse and said loudly: "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor is about to cross the border, and the last general will lead the militia under his command and is willing to help the county guard escort together." ”
Yin Tong looked at the army, in just one month, Xiang Yu had trained the army so neatly, he was happy in his heart, and couldn't help but smile on his lips: "Okay, go with this official." ”
Xiang Yu gave up his hand, at this time, his eyes met Xiang Liang on the side, Xiang Liang knew the purpose of Xiang Yu's fully armed army, he was afraid that Xiang Yu would be reckless, and he would suddenly make a move, so he had to give a look, Xiang Yu understood, nodded slightly, and the two coincided, followed behind Yin Tong, and went to the Qiantang River.