The fifth arrow.

Ying Xiaozheng put away his crossbow, rode forward, and looked down at the masked man lying on the ground, with a faint mockery on his face.

"The assassin has been ambushed." Ying Xiaozheng lowered his head, "Go back and report to your father." ”

Ying Xiaozheng turned his horse and looked at the people behind him: "Brothers, I am frightened. ”

He had a mocking smile on his face, his gaze sweeping over his dull cousins.

Ying Xiaozheng knew it was a joke.

The masked man was not only dressed in the clothes of the householder, but also did not hold a weapon. And the cousins also went out of their way to greet the guards, but they just hid it from him.

They said they wanted to make a harmless little joke with themselves.

Meng Tian quietly reported to him, stopping him from going here, hoping that he would avoid the prank.

Why did he avoid it?

Ying Xiaozheng glanced at the terrified cousins and the group of guards who knew about it.

He knew that a small innocuous prank request, a frolicking between brothers, and an order from a dozen Qin kings and grandsons, so this group of guards would agree.

But he needs to tell everyone that Wang Sun and Wang Sun are not the same.

He is not only the grandson of the king, but also the future king of Qin.

He had to tell them who they should listen to in the face of such a thing that would offend them.

"Cut off his head and go back." Ying Xiaozheng said lightly.

Chapter 122: The First Emperor's Cub Rabbit

During the Warring States period, killing was nothing.

For example, a Warring States prince like Ying Xiaozheng's cousin, even if he has never killed the enemy, it is common for him to kill a few slaves when he is in a bad mood. As for age, children begin to be naughty when they are five or six years old, and it is normal for people of their status to injure a few lives when they are naughty. Therefore, Ying Xiaozheng's murder should not have caused fear in everyone's hearts.

What they are afraid of is that the contrast between Ying Xiaozheng before and after the murder is too great, and he is too calm when he kills.

Ying Xiaozheng didn't give them much time to think.

When he killed someone, some of the guards hurried back to report it.

When Ying Xiaozheng returned, Qin Wangzhu and Zichu had already rushed to the direction of Ying Xiaozheng, and the two soon met.

However, Qin Wangzhu did not stop hunting.

This is the first time he has held a large-scale hunting ceremony, and it is also the first "new ceremony" ceremony of the Qin State after Xunzi accepted the formulation of the Qin rites, and if the ceremony is suspended, it will be a great blow to the prestige of Qin Wangzhu.

When Qin Wangzhu was on the road, he already knew the cause and effect of this incident.

Some of his grandchildren played with their peers Ying Xiaozheng and made a little joke about letting the family pretend to be assassins to scare Ying Xiaozheng. But Ying Xiaozheng was not only not frightened, but also calmly shot the "assassin" to death.

However, because the assassin is dead, it is difficult to tell whether this is a real assassination or not.

Because you can say that he is a family member who pretends to be an assassin, or he may be the one who took this opportunity to really assassinate, after all, he really pounced on Ying Xiaozheng fiercely.

There is no proof of death, what to say next, it depends on King Qin himself, but also on the game between the two sides.

Qin Wangzhu's heart sank, and his face was very ugly.

Zichu was okay, but after hearing that it might not be a real assassin, his panicked expression became calm, and he comforted Qin Wangzhu, saying that he was a child who was not sensible.

The two of them had already learned the identities of the dozen or so Qin kings. The kings and grandsons of Qin who came to pester Ying Xiaozheng are all "children and teenagers" under the age of fifteen who have not married, and they usually fight cocks and walk dogs in Xianyang City, and they are all famous gentlemen.

Although the "Qin Law" has a lot of constraints on commoners and ordinary nobles, the big nobles and the children of the clan can still indulge in fun, especially in their respective fiefdoms.

"Prince Qin's lack of military merits is equivalent to a white body", in fact, after the implementation, it is just that they do not have a title, or they do not have a title. But the kings of Qin are all human beings, and they are quite good to their descendants, and the feudal towns and Yulu are enough. If it is the crown of Qin Gongzi, he basically has an official position on his body.

The identities of these Qin kings and grandsons are the ones who have done such nonsense. But after Qin Wangzhu listened to the list of this group of people, he said lightly: "It's too deliberate." ”

Zichu smiled bitterly, did not hold grievances for Zheng'er, and did not speak for his nephews.

Ying Xiaozheng saw King Qin's guard of honor from a distance, brandished a small pony whip and whipped the horse's buttocks, sped up and rushed over, stopping under King Qin's ranks.

"Father, Zheng'er has nothing to do, which makes the eldest father worried." Ying Xiaozheng dismounted and saluted, "It's just an accident." Please continue the hunt, Father. ”

Qin Wangzhu saw that Ying Xiaozheng was not afraid, and his gloomy face turned bright: "It's okay if you have nothing to do." ”

His gaze swept to the other earth-colored grandchildren behind Ying Xiaozheng.

These people are also his own grandchildren, so they dare to play pranks on Ying Xiaozheng.

Qin Wangzhu felt a deep disappointment in his heart.

Although he knew that his sons Chu and Ying Xiaozheng were the most competitive and most suitable to inherit the throne of King Qin. But after all, it's all his blood, and he doesn't have expectations for other children and grandchildren.

Although they can't be the kings of Qin, they can make military achievements and become kings outside, and they can also assist the government inside. There are also many people in the Qin clan who are generals in the court of the Qin State.

Zichu and Ying Xiaozheng have a stable position, and no one can compete with them, which also makes them have no fear of other brothers and cousins. Qin Wangzhu believed that if his other descendants were talented, Zichu and Ying Xiaozheng would not be stingy with a high position.

Qin Wangzhu knocked his sons for this, telling them that now is the critical moment for Qin to unify the world, and they should be brothers and work together not to give the Six Kingdoms a chance.

Less than a year after taking the throne, he also did many things to consolidate the position of Zichu and Ying Xiaozheng, so that others understood that they had no chance of competing for the throne of Qin at all.

But the human heart......

"Zheng'er, what do you say should be done?" Qin Wangzhu said gently.

He believes that Ying Xiaozheng should have known the cause and effect of this matter.

The cousins behind Ying Xiaozheng lifted their hearts.

Ying Xiaozheng didn't deliberately keep a straight face, his expression was very calm and relaxed, as if he was not the one who faced the problem when he encountered an "assassination".

"I'm sure my cousins may really want to joke with me, but not necessarily the people who pry them." Ying Xiaozheng said, "First, if there is a scandal in the first hunting ceremony after the eldest father succeeds to the throne, it will affect the prestige of the King of Qin and the Qin State; Second, the assassination was used as a joke to make the guards careless, what if it was a real assassin who came, or if it was someone with real intentions who received the 'joke' order? ”

Ying Xiaozheng deliberately paused for a while, and only after the sound of horses' hooves restlessly stomping on the ground sounded behind him before continuing: "But if this matter is investigated, if it is found that the problem is that the brothers turn against each other, if you can't find out the problem, it will make a big fuss, no matter what, it will discredit the eldest father." And it would be even more inappropriate to interrupt the hunt to check. Since there were no serious consequences, the servants who picked up his cousin and the derelict guards were killed, so let's get the matter over. ”

"Anyway, whether you don't dissuade your master, or you don't stick to your duties, you should die."

Ying Xiaozheng's tone was indifferent, and he decided the fate of dozens of lives with ease.

The dozens of people he wanted to kill hit, and even Meng Tian, who had just become his personal guard, took the initiative to get close to him and inform him in advance that there was a problem.

Ying Xiaozheng knew that Meng Tian was the son of Meng Wu's uncle, and he also knew that Meng Tian was close to him. But he did not mention forgiveness alone.

Meng Tian's hand holding the reins clenched tightly, and cold sweat broke out in his palms and back.

The fact that Ying Xiaozheng calmly shot the "assassin" just now had already made him feel cold, and Ying Xiaozheng's indifferent words at this moment made him more deeply aware of what kind of person he was going to serve.

He was not worried that he would be killed by King Qin.

In this matter, he not only reminded Gongzizheng of the "joke", but also always served Gongzizheng, which is not a dereliction of duty. Moreover, his status is different from that of a domestic servant and an ordinary guard, and at most he will be punished and dismissed.

The fear and anxiety in his heart was only aimed at Ying Xiaozheng himself.

"Since Zheng'er has said so, let's punish the big one and expose the matter." Qin Wangzhu said, "Zichu, do you have any suggestions?" ”

Zichu said respectfully: "Father, Zheng'er and nephews are frightened, let them return early and have a good rest." This incident said that there were servants fighting for merit, which led to chaos, and almost injured all the virtuous nephews, and was punished because the guards were unfavorable. ”

King Qin Zhu bowed his head: "You think very carefully. ”

Ying Xiaozheng immediately said: "I wasn't scared! I'm going rabbit hunting! ”

Qin Wangzhu was stunned for a moment, and said helplessly: "You have hunted people today, such a big prey, what kind of rabbit are you hunting?" ”

Ying Xiaozheng regained his childlike expression and said coquettishly to Qin Wangzhu: "Father, my uncle laughed at me for not being able to hunt rabbits, and I promised him that I would definitely be able to hunt rabbits." If I can't hunt it, he'll laugh at me. ”

Qin Wangzhu smiled: "The widow loaded a cart of rabbits for you, and said that you hunted it." ”

Ying Xiaozheng pursed his lips and said, "Father will definitely tell my uncle the truth." ”

Qin Wangzhu looked at Zi Chu.

Zi Chu coughed dryly and smiled: "It's not good to lie." Since Zheng'er is still interested in hunting, let's go. Hunting rabbits is easier than hunting assassins. ”

Qin Wangzhu smiled dotingly and sighed: "Okay, let's go." Meng Tian, you follow Zheng'er, this time you meet an assassin, don't let Zheng'er take action in person. ”

When they met Qin Wangzhu, everyone had already dismounted. Meng Tian immediately knelt down and said, "Only! ”

Qin Wangzhu ordered ten people from behind him to replace the guards behind Ying Xiaozheng, and then glanced at the five guards he had sent to Ying Xiaozheng before who were paralyzed on the ground, and suppressed the anger in his heart: "Zichu, you should let Zhu Xiang raise some armed family members, the master of the widow guard is not Zheng'er, it seems that he is not very dedicated." ”

Zi Chu sighed and said, "Zhu Xiang is not very good at teaching servants, and he is always too lenient with servants. It was too difficult for him to train a family to die for his master. His guards had always been raised by friends, and he borrowed them. ”

Qin Wangzhu sighed: "Also, the guards in his family are all sent by the monarch and the widow. ”

Ying Xiaozheng couldn't help but interject: "Father, father, my personal guard, should be arranged by you, right?" Especially Father, I am your son! ”

Zi Chu was stunned for a moment, then put his hand to his mouth and coughed: "Of course you are my son." ”

Qin Wangzhu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud.

Zi Chu also smiled awkwardly: "I'll choose a strong guard for you immediately." ”

Ying Xiaozheng sneered: "Hehe! ”

Although the laughter was different, the grandfather and grandson all laughed together.

The three of them were laughing, and everyone behind Ying Xiaozheng, including his cousin, was kneeling on the ground and shivering, and Qin Wangzhu didn't let them get up. Someone has already been frightened into incontinence by the impending death.

After Meng Tian received the order, Qin Wangzhu asked him to get up and stand up.

He could see not only the three people of King Qin who were smiling, but also the people who were kneeling on the ground waiting for death.

The scene was so strange that he didn't dare to come out.

Ying Xiaozheng led Meng Tian and the ten newly arranged guards, and finally could go hunting rabbits to block his uncle's mouth.

Qin Wangzhu and Zichu took the kings and grandchildren back to the big tent to deal with today's affairs.

Some were killed, some were exiled, some were whipped, and some were removed from office...... Treatments vary.

Then, Qin Wangzhu killed all the servants who accompanied more than a dozen princes and grandsons to the Forbidden Garden. Whether it was there or not, whether it was a man or a woman, did not ask if it had anything to do with it.

There were at least ten servants around each king and grandson, and this killing meant that more than 100 heads fell to the ground.

No one around King Qin dared to persuade him, and no one wanted to persuade him.

Even Xunzi looked at all this coldly, indifferently watching the servants around Wang Sun being killed, and felt in his heart that it was okay that Ying Xiaozheng and Zhu Xiang had learned well and were merciful enough, so they did not continue to investigate.

When the other people in the hunting ground learned about this, they couldn't help but praise Gongzizheng for being not only calm and decisive, but also very benevolent.