Fifteen days later.

Hu Hai finally succeeded in returning to Xianyang under the starry night.

When he saw the word 'Xianyang' hanging high on the towering city wall, Hu Hai couldn't help but burst into tears, this way down, he had a really hard time, and he was worried all day long, lest there would be a hundred Yue people in the dense forest, although he did not meet it on the road in the end, but he still did not dare to take it lightly.

The moment he saw Xianyang, his high heart finally fell.

There was no need for Hu Hai to command, Zhao Gao drove the carriage directly towards the imperial city, and in less than half an hour, Hu Hai returned to the imperial city.

The place he is most familiar with.

The accompanying soldiers had all left, and Hu Hai returned to his palace, bathed comfortably, and went to get rid of the dust on his body.

He put on clean and tidy clothes again.

is still the noble son of the past.

It's just that after cleaning up, Hu Hai did not rest, but went directly to Xianyang Palace, and he wanted to tell the first emperor what he had encountered in the South China Sea.

He wanted to tell the First Emperor that there was a problem with Zhao Tuo and that there was a hidden danger in the South China Sea.

Not much.

Hu Hai entered the temple.

As soon as he entered the palace, Hu Hai hurriedly said: "The son Hu Hai sees his father, and his father is healthy." ”

As soon as the words fell.

Hu Hai cried with a sad face and complained: "Father, you have to make the decision for your son, your son went to the South China Sea this time, and he almost couldn't come back, let alone see his father." ”

"Erchen is too difficult!"

Seeing Hu Hai's aggrieved face, Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Say, I want to hear what happened to you in the South China Sea?" ”

Hu Hai nodded and told the story of the South China Sea,

He said: "Father, I'm afraid you don't know, the heart of the Southern Navy has changed, and what's more, there are more generals in the army who are connected with the Baiyue people. ”

"Linchen is a frontier."

"It's dozens of miles away from the Baiyue people."

"Zhao Tuo, these people are not kind to their sons."

"And."

"Linchen County Ling Minluo is a Baiyue person, and when he saw his son, he tried to intimidate his son, but his son is the son of his father, how can he be intimidated by a traitor, and he is not moved at all."

"It's just that the retainers still had a change when they really rewarded the army."

"When Erchen announced that the money reward would be distributed, the army was not excited at all, and even in an uproar, they all sang 'Qin Feng' there, and directly asked Erchen to answer in public, will the court let them go home, Erchen has encountered so many difficulties, and no one in the army has spoken out for Erchen."

"They obviously have bad intentions and want to make their sons lose face."

"It's just that the retainers are smart."

"When I was about to go to the South China Sea, I told Ji Heng in advance, and asked Ji Heng to come up with a few ideas for me, originally just in case, but it really came in handy.

Speaking of which.

Hu Hai's cheeks flushed slightly.

He actually didn't want to brag about himself, but before he came, Zhao Gao repeatedly told him that he must show himself, and these words were also prepared by Zhao Gao for him.

Just when Hu Hai wanted to continue speaking, Ying Zheng suddenly interrupted.

Ying Zheng said: "You said, Ji Heng helped you come up with an idea, and the ideas he came up with just happened to be used, and they just happened to be used in the turmoil of the Southern Navy?" ”

Hu Hai was stunned.

Nodding without thinking.

Immediately, he also said: "Ji Heng's tips for his sons are mainly to let his sons tell the generals in the army that we are fighting for, not only for ourselves, for Daqin, but also for our own children and grandchildren, and for the long-term peace of the world." ”

"Again."

"It is to let the ministers properly and appropriately say that the court wants to let the soldiers go home." Hu Hai's voice became smaller and smaller, and he became more and more unconfident, and he suddenly remembered that his father did not know about it, although the eldest brother may have told his father, but his father did not say anything.

Hu Hai hung his head and didn't dare to say anything more.

Ying Zheng looked at Hu Hai coldly, and his eyes became very deep.

Eventually, he waved his hands and said, "Go on." ”

Hu Hai swallowed his saliva, and no longer dared to continue to say Zhao Gao's beautiful words, and said stubbornly: "And after the appeasement of Erchen, the army's heart has settled down, but when Erchen stayed in Linchen, he received a letter one day, and it was written that there were Yue people in the army. ”

"Erchen was also full of disbelief when he heard the news, but Erchen also knew that the heart of guarding against people was indispensable, it was a matter of military affairs, how could Erchen dare to be careless, so he asked Zhao Gao to secretly inquire with Ren Ao, and at first he didn't hear any news, but he overheard that Lu Jia, the general in the army, was a Baiyue person, and there were many Baiyue people who were officials in the three counties of the South China Sea."

"And"

"There are all kinds of signs that the flood of Baiyue people is inseparable from the main general Zhao Tuo."

"Erchen was immediately alert."

"I didn't get out of the door for days."

"Erchen also knows the importance of this matter, after the distribution of the money and reward, he immediately set out to return to Xianyang, wanting to tell his father about this as soon as possible, but Erchen is so cautious, still targeted by the Baiyue people, after the son-in-law left Linchen, he was attacked and killed by the Baiyue people."

"Hundreds of Yue people ambushed in the dense forest, and a volley came down, and many soldiers accompanying Erchen were killed and wounded, but," Hu Hai paused for a moment and continued: "Just when Erchen thought that he was going to experience a fierce battle, and even Erchen was ready to fight hard, Zhao Tuo's son Zhao Yi suddenly killed and killed the Yue people with a swift speed. ”

After that, Erchen hurried away without looking back.

"When I returned to Xianyang, my son came to tell my father as soon as possible."

"Father, you have to make decisions for your sons."

said.

Hu Hai cried directly.

It's just that Hu Hai's crying did not win Ying Zheng's relief, and Ying Zheng said in a condensed voice: "You said earlier that you received a submission in the South China Sea? Is there a name for it? ”

Hu Hai's crying stopped abruptly.

He opened his mouth, bit his lip lightly, and said with a dodge in his gaze: "Back to my father, this is an anonymous letter, and there is no name on it. ”

Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said coldly: "What did the Great Qin Law Decree say?" ”

Hu Hai said timidly: "Qin law stipulates that it should be burned." ”

"How do you do that?" Ying Zhengdao.

Hu Hai's head became lower and lower, and his voice became weaker and weaker: "Erchen didn't burn it. ”

The words of his defense turned around in his mouth, but he didn't dare to say it at all, and he could only say in his mouth: "Erchen knows his mistake." ”

Ying Zheng said indifferently: "Just because of an anonymous submission, you are suspicious of the generals in the army, and now the South China Sea is about to be conquered again, if you shake the morale of the army and lead to defeat, do you know how many people will die?" How many people will pay for this? ”

"Just because you were attacked, can you confirm that the above is true?"

"Can you be suspicious?"

Hu Hai lowered his head, not daring to gasp.

Ying Zheng said: "Maybe there are indeed people in the army who collude with the Baiyue people, but you pointed the finger at the chief general of the South China Sea army, have you ever thought that this may be the calculation of the Baiyue people?" In order to make the court suspicious of Zhao Tuo, and then change generals on the spot? And then reach their unspeakable secrets? ”

"If this person really wants to submit a book, why don't he dare to write his real name?"

"Isn't this just unsightly."

"Since it's so unseemly, how dare you say it's true? The Great Qin Decree is clearly written, and you usually memorize all kinds of Decrees, but the Decree you memorize is just used to fool me? It's used to coax me in normal times? ”

Hear the words.

Hu Hai's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly explained: "Erchen will never dare to fool his father, Erchen was just out of proportion for a while, so he did something that violated the law and asked his father to punish him." ”

"The retainer is willing to be punished."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and threw down a copy of the case.

Hu Hai raised his eyes and looked at it, hurriedly tiptoed over, took this note in his hand, looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.

"Father. Sons"

Ying Zheng said: "Needless to say, there are indeed people in the army who are colluding with the Baiyue people, and this South China Sea army has long known it, and just wants to use it to reduce the casualties in the army and kill the Baiyue tribe to the greatest extent." ”

"If it weren't for Zhao Tuo's song Shu arriving a few days earlier, I'm afraid I would have really believed your nonsense."

Hu Haiqing's face turned white, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Ying Zheng glanced at Hu Hai indifferently, and said with his sleeves: "Go down." ”

"The son retired, and the father was angry." Hu Hai nodded again and again, he didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly bowed down and left.

When Hu Hai walked away, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed.

He looked at the music on the ground, and said slowly: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, I have paid too much attention to major politics and been too wary of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms over the years, but I have ignored the hidden dangers within the empire and underestimated the desires of the people. ”

"The South China Sea incident will not be a special case, let alone an isolated case."

"It's the norm in the world."

"And Ji Heng saw these early, the inside of the imperial court that he has been staring at from the beginning, from the very beginning of the wealth to the current army, is the key point of the empire, once there is a problem in either of the two, Great Qin will fall into a very serious situation."

"This situation is also caused by me."

Speaking of which.

Ying Zheng sighed silently.

In the past few years, he has paid attention to the implementation of Qin politics, and has rarely paid special attention to matters related to internal affairs, but Ji Heng's behavior has reminded him again and again that there are many problems in the internal affairs of Great Qin, and there are so many that they can shake the foundation of Great Qin.

"Solid book."

Ying Zheng muttered, and said with a deep gaze: "Ji Heng, do you really see it so clearly, so clearly?" I have long seen the hidden dangers within Daqin, so I focused on consolidating the foundation from the beginning. ”

"You really see my Great Qin so clearly?"

Ying Zheng stood up from the seat, slowly walked down the high platform, and picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, but did not open them, but just picked them up again on the case.

He knew that what Hu Hai said was probably true.

Zhao Tuo or the army of the South China Sea has been greatly confused and shaken, because these soldiers have been in the South China Sea for nine years, and they have not returned for nine years, and some actions of the imperial court have also made them feel cold, plus the Baiyue people have been bewitching, and the army has begun to fluctuate.

But he won't move.

After all, there are 500,000 troops in the South China Sea, and if there is no final way to deal with it, it is feasible to rashly act against Zhao Tuo, but it is easy to arouse suspicion in the army.

The army is the foundation of Great Qin.

There is no way to make a mess.

Ying Zheng sat down again, looked at the empty hall, and said in a deep voice: "Ji Heng, the affairs of the South China Sea are also in your calculations?" You talk to me about variables, but these variables, in your eyes, are all fixed numbers, just do what you think step by step. ”

Ying Zheng frowned.

For this feeling of manipulation, Ying Zheng feels very bad.

It's just that although I was very resistant in my heart, I didn't really get angry, I thought about it calmly, and began to re-examine all this.

Long.

Ying Zheng opened his eyes, with a cold glint in his eyes, and said coldly: "Ji Heng is right, the court of Great Qin has been corrupted, and after the founding of Great Qin, officials have gradually lost their hearts, not only the court, but also local officials, and generals in the army. ”

"It's time to move!"

"But first we have to settle the South China Sea."

Hu Hai returned to his palace.

He was already soaking wet, the pressure on him from the First Emperor was too great, especially those few forced questions, which made him feel his scalp tingle, and what surprised him even more was that he really had some self-doubt.

Hu Hai frowned and said, "Could it be that I really thought wrong?" ”

"What Zhao Ying said is true?"

"It's just that after I appeased the hearts of the army, I made these Baiyue people feel threatened, so I want to get rid of them quickly?"

"Just saying that, why didn't Zhao Tuo tell me about it? Or give me a notice in advance, so that in the end, someone else in the army secretly surrenders to me? ”

"If the generals in the army know, why do they do this?"

Hu Hai couldn't figure it out.

He instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Zhao Tuo.

It's just a little confusing.

After thinking about it, he gave up directly.

He doesn't think he has this brain, even Zhao Gao may not be able to figure it out, how can he really think about it? And now that they're all back in Xianyang, why bother with that effort?

Q: Isn't it more convenient for Ji Heng?

Hu Hai sorted out his emotions, asked Zhao Gao to prepare a carriage and horses for him, and rushed to Ji Heng's residence, but he didn't let Zhao Gao drive.

Ji Heng seemed to be a little unkind to Zhao Gao.

He was also worried that something bad would happen after the two met.

Hearing Hu Hai's order, Zhao Gao frowned.

He didn't even have to think about it to know where Hu Hai was going next, he had actually inquired about Ji Heng's residence a long time ago.

It's just that Ji Heng's residence is secretly guarded by attendants, and he has no chance to enter at all, and naturally he has no chance to see this mysterious and powerful Ji Heng.

Not for a while.

Hu Hai left the imperial city in a car.

When Hu Hai arrived at Ji Heng's residence, Ji Heng was preparing to have lunch.

Smelling the bursts of aroma in the courtyard, Hu Hai couldn't help but move his taste buds, he didn't have much appetite, but he smelled this burst of spicy aroma, but his stomach growled uncontrollably.

Hu Hai touched his stomach and knocked on the door very calmly.

He invited Ji Heng to eat so many meals in prison, and eating Ji Heng's meal today is also a courtesy.

He was at ease.

(End of chapter)