Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 206 The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop! (Subscription required)

fifteen days later.

Hu Hai finally managed to return to Xianyang under the starry night.

When he saw the word "Xianyang" hanging high on the majestic city wall, Hu Hai couldn't help but burst into tears. He had a hard time walking this way. He didn't encounter it, but he still didn't dare to take it lightly.

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

Without Hu Hai's instructions at all, Zhao Gao drove the carriage directly towards the imperial city, and within half an hour, Hu Hai returned to the imperial city.

The place he is most familiar with.

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

He changed into clean and tidy clothes again.

Still the noble son of the past.

It was just that after cleaning up, Hu Hai didn't rest, but went directly to Xianyang Palace. He wanted to tell Shihuang everything he had encountered in the South China Sea.

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

Soon.

Hu Hai entered the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Hu Hai hurriedly said: "My son, Hu Hai, sees the father, and the father is well."

The voice just fell.

Hu Hai cried and complained, "Father, you have to make the decision for my son. This time I went to the South China Sea, and I almost couldn't come back, and I almost couldn't see my father."

"My son is too difficult!"

Seeing Hu Hai's aggrieved face, Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Tell me, I'd like 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 that Nanhai's heart has changed. What's more, there are generals in the army who are in touch with the Baiyue people. My son was ordered by my father to go to reward the army. The original address was set at in Panyu, but was brought to Linchen by people like Zhao Tuo."

"Linchen is at the frontier."

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

"People like Zhao Tuo have no good intentions towards my son."

"and also."

"Linchen county magistrate Min Luo is from Baiyue. When he saw the minister, he even tried to intimidate the minister. However, the minister is the son of the father and the emperor, so how could he be threatened by an adulterer and remain unmoved at all."

"It's just that something happened when the minister actually rewarded the army."

"When the ministers announced the distribution of the rewards, the army was not excited at all, and there was even an uproar. They sang 'Qin Feng' and asked the ministers to answer in public whether the court would let them go home. , I have encountered so many difficulties, no one in the army has spoken up for my son."

"They clearly have evil intentions and want to make my son lose face."

"It's just that my son is alert."

"When I was going to the South China Sea, I told Ji Heng in advance that I asked Ji Heng to come up with a few ideas for me. It was just in case, but it really came in handy. My son made a decisive decision and stayed calm in the face of danger. The three-inch tongue of the tongue successfully appeased the morale of the army, which prevented the morale of the army from being turbulent."

Speaking of which.

Hu Hai blushed slightly.

In fact, he didn't want to brag about himself, but before he came, Zhao Gao repeatedly told him to show himself, and Zhao Gao had prepared these words for him.

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

Ying Zheng said: "You said, Ji Heng gave you an idea, and the idea he gave you just happened to be used, and it just happened to be used on the turmoil in the South China Sea?"

Hu Hai was taken aback.

He nodded without thinking.

Immediately, he also said: "Ji Heng's gift bag to my minister is mainly to let my minister tell the lieutenant soldiers who we are fighting for, not only for ourselves, but also for our own. Future generations will fight for the long-lasting peace of the world."

"Furthermore."

"It is to let the ministers properly say that the court will let the soldiers go home." Hu Hai's voice became weaker and weaker, and he suddenly remembered that the father didn't know about it, although the elder brother might have told him I gave it to my father, but my father didn't say anything.

Hu Hai lowered his head, not daring to speak anymore.

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

In the end, he waved his hands and said, "Continue to talk."

Hu Hai swallowed his saliva, and no longer dared to continue to say Zhao Gao's flattering words, and said bravely: "After Erchen's appeasement, the army's morale has settled down, but when Erchen stayed in Linchen, some One day, I received a letter of submission, which said that there were Yue people in the army who worked carefully."

"I didn't believe it when I heard the news, but I also know that it's important to be on guard against others. It's about military affairs. How dare I be careless, so I asked Zhao Gao and Ren Ao to inquire about it secretly. At first, I didn't get any news, but I just accidentally heard that Lu Jia, a lieutenant general in the army, is from Baiyue, and there are many Baiyue people who are officials in the three counties of the South China Sea."

"and"

"There are various signs that the influx of Baiyue people is inseparably related to the general Zhao Tuo."

"My son, be alert immediately."

"I didn't leave the door for several days in a row."

"I am also well aware of the importance of this matter. After the rewards were distributed, I immediately set out to return to Xianyang. I wanted to tell my father the matter as soon as possible. However, I am so cautious and still keep an eye on the Baiyue people. After my son left Linchen, he was attacked and killed by Baiyue people."

"Hundreds of Yue people ambushed in the dense forest, and a volley shot down. Many soldiers accompanying me were killed or injured, but" Hu Hai paused, and continued: "Just when I thought I was going to go through a fierce battle, even my son When they were all about to fight for their lives, Zhao Tuo's son, Zhao Yu, rushed out suddenly, and quickly wiped out the attack of the Yue people."

"After that, Erchen hurried on without looking back."

"When I returned to Xianyang, my son-in-law immediately came to report to Emperor Father."

"Father, you have to make the decision for my son."

talking.

Hu Hai burst into tears.

It was just Hu Hai's crying that did not win Ying Zheng's relief. Ying Zheng said in a low voice, "You said earlier that you received a letter of submission in South China Sea? Is there a name on it?"

Hu Hai's crying stopped abruptly.

He opened his mouth, bit his lips lightly, and said with evasive eyes: "Return to father, this is an anonymous letter, and there is no name or taboo on it."

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

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

"How did you do it?" Ying Zheng asked.

Hu Hai lowered his head and his voice became weaker and weaker: "My son did not burn it."

His words of defense swirled around in his mouth, but he didn't dare to say it at all, he could only say: "I know I was wrong."

Yingzheng said indifferently: "Just because of an anonymous letter, you randomly suspect the generals in the army. 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 be killed because of this." Pay the price?"

"Just because you were attacked and killed, can you prove that the above is true?"

"Can you make wild suspicions?"

Hu Hai lowered his head, not daring to take a breath.

Ying Zheng said: "Perhaps there are indeed some people in the army who are in cahoots 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 might be a plot by the Baiyue people? The purpose is to make the court suspect Zhao Tuo , and then make a quick change? And then reach their ulterior secrets?"

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

"Isn't this shameful?"

"Since you are so shady, how dare you lightly believe that it is true? The laws of the Great Qin Dynasty are clearly written, and you usually memorize all kinds of laws, but the laws you memorized are just used to fool me? They are used in ordinary times. To coax me?"

heard.

Hu Hai's complexion changed drastically, and he quickly explained: "I will never dare to fool the emperor. I was just out of control for a while, so I did something that violated the law. Please punish the emperor."

"My son is willing to be punished."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, and dropped the previous memorial to the case.

Hu Hai raised his eyes to look at it, then hurriedly walked over, took the memorabilia in his hands, and stared at it for a few times, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat.

"Father, son, minister"

Ying Zheng said: "Needless to say, there are indeed people in the army who are in cahoots with the Baiyue people, and the South China Sea army already knows it well, and they just want to use it to reduce casualties in the army and kill the Baiyue people as much as possible. group."

"If Zhao Tuo's memorial hadn't arrived a few days earlier, I'm afraid I would have believed your nonsense."

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

Ying Zheng glanced at Hu Hai indifferently, then said with a flick of his sleeves, "Go down."

"My son will retire, and my father will calm down." Hu Hai nodded again and again, not daring to wait any longer, bowed and bowed quickly, and left as if fleeing.

When Hu Hai walked away, Ying Zheng frowned.

He looked at the memorabilia on the ground, and said slowly: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Over the years, I have paid too much attention to the great politics and been too wary of the remnants of the six kingdoms, but I have ignored the hidden dangers within the empire and underestimated the desires of the people."

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

"It's the normal state of the world."

"And Ji Heng saw this early on. He has been staring at the interior of the court from the very beginning, from the wealth at the beginning to the army at the moment. They are the key points of the empire. Once there is a problem with either of the two, Daqin will into a very dire situation.”

"This situation is also caused by me alone."

Speaking of which.

Ying Zheng sighed silently.

In the past few years, he has been focusing on promoting Qin politics, and has rarely paid special attention to matters related to internal affairs, but Ji Heng's behavior reminded him again and again that there were many problems in Qin's internal affairs, so many that he could Shake the foundation of Daqin.

"Coupon."

Ying Zheng murmured, and said with deep eyes: "Ji Heng, do you really see so clearly and understand so clearly? You have also seen the hidden dangers in Daqin for a long time, so you have focused on consolidating the foundation from the very beginning."

"You really see my Daqin so clearly?"

Ying Zheng stood up from the table, walked down the high platform slowly, picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, but didn't open them, just picked them up on the table again.

He knew that what Hu Hai said was probably true.

The morale of Zhao Tuo or the army in the South China Sea has been greatly confused and shaken, because these soldiers have been to the South China Sea for nine years and have not returned for nine years. Some actions of the court also made them feel chilled. Under the bewitching, the upper and lower ranks of the army also began to fluctuate.

But he won't move lightly.

After all, there are 50 troops in the South China Sea. If there is no final solution, it is feasible to attack Zhao Tuo rashly, but it will easily arouse suspicion in the army.

The army is the foundation of Daqin.

There is no room for any trouble.

Ying Zheng sat down again, looked at the empty hall, and said in a deep voice, "Ji Heng, the matter of the South China Sea is also in your calculations? You tell me about variables, but these variables, in your eyes, are probably fixed numbers , just do it step by step according to your ideas."

Ying Zheng frowned.

Ying Zheng felt very bad about this feeling of being manipulated.

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

a long time.

Ying Zheng opened his eyes, with a gleam of coldness in his eyes, and said coldly: "Ji Heng is right, the court of the Great Qin has been corrupted, and after the founding of the Great Qin, the officials gradually lost their hearts, not only the court, The same goes for local officials and generals in the army.”

"It's time to move!"

"However, the South China Sea issue must be resolved first."

Hu Hai returned to his palace.

He was drenched all over, the first emperor put too much pressure on him, especially those few forced questions made 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 was wrong?"

"What Zhao Yu said is true?"

"It's just that after I appease the soldiers, 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 let me know in advance, so that other people in the army finally wrote to me secretly?"

"If all the generals in the army know about it, why would they do so much?"

Hu Hai couldn't figure it out.

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

It's just a little unclear.

After thinking about it for a while, he just gave up.

He didn't think he had such a brain, even Zhao Gao might not be able to figure it out, how could he really figure it out?And now that they are all back in Xianyang, why bother?
Is it more convenient to ask Ji Heng?
Hu Hai sorted out his emotions, asked Zhao Gao to prepare the chariot and horses for himself, and then rushed to Ji Heng's residence, but he didn't let Zhao Gao drive the car.

Ji Heng seemed to dislike 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 need to think about it, he knew where Hu Hai was going next, and he had already found out where Ji Heng lived.

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

Not for a while.

Hu Hai left the imperial city in a car.

When Hu Hai came to 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 feel his taste buds twitch. He didn't have much appetite at first, but when he smelled the bursts of spicy aroma, his stomach growled uncontrollably.

Hu Hai rubbed his belly and knocked on the door calmly.

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

He is very at ease.

(End of this chapter)