Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 492: The Confrontation of the Old Forces—Ren Xiao rises to rebellion (please give me a monthly recommendation vote!)
In spring, the yellow sand begins to loosen. Places outside the Great Wall like Shangdang County, where vegetation is sparse, are covered with long stretches of yellow sand.

And because this place is sparsely populated, there are very few homes, and there are barren mountains and ridges everywhere. The north wind blows from north to south, and the sound of the wind and the sound of running water come together, making a loud sound. non-stop.

Not to mention there are some birds and beasts, wolves howling on the mountain tops and tigers roaring in the mountains and forests.

When the moon rises, the forest looks pitch black, the sounds of various birds are heard, and there are footsteps everywhere.

The woodcutter trapped in the mountains was either eaten alive by wild beasts, or was frightened to death by the cries of the little things in the forest.

In such a remote place, only people fleeing for refuge will flee into it. Once they go in for more than ten years, or they are people who seek immortality, Taoists have masters like Chisongzi, who often go deep into the mountains and forests to search for immortals. The art of longevity; there are people like Boyi Shuqi who starved to death on Shouyang, who would rather die than accept it.

The cuckoo cries in the clear and cold spring night, and the owl opens his eyes wide and looks down at the movement on the ground.

The strong wind suddenly picked up, causing the spring trees to make a sound. The sound of the vast expanse of pines was right next to my ears. However, this sound was not at all like the melodious sound of silk and bamboo. Instead, it gave people a sense of oppression, which made people feel inexplicably. fear.

The tall poplar and elm trees seemed to have been summoned, and the dormant power within the body was awakened.

This wind blew from the mountains, like thousands of horses, swaying their heads, straddling their iron hooves and galloping towards the residents.

In the second half of the night, the sky was filled with dark clouds.

Some dissatisfaction finally broke out, and it started to rain lightly, making everything wet.

Most of the torches in the military camp were extinguished, but the horses in the stables slept more and more sweetly with this spring rain.

But the emperor of Qin could not sleep on this hazy spring rain night.

It rains somewhere and there is fire somewhere.

Fusu knew very well that the internal conflicts in the empire had not yet been resolved, and now that Ren Xiao suddenly appeared to rebel, this really caught Fusu off guard.

But Fusu was not unprepared for this matter.

"Nanjun, where Ren Xiao was guarding, and Qianzhong County, where Tu Wei was stationed in the south, have a vast hinterland. And he has spare soldiers and horses in his hands. Someone told me that Ren Xiao had already traveled south since the day the late emperor went on patrol. Xinjiang, I sent the imperial censor to inspect the area earlier, but he also obstructed Wang Wu from conducting an investigation."

"It can be seen that he has long been rebellious. I called him to Xianyang three times, but he refused to come. Now when I was in Shangdang County, he actually directly joined forces with Tu Wei from Qianzhong County to rebel. March to the land of Xianyang. Now send me a letter of war, asking me to make him the king of Yunnan."

"It's unreasonable! Damn it!"

Any emperor would take a breath of cold air at such a major act of rebellion.

Fusu was naturally no exception. He just felt that the blood in his brain was flowing backwards and his mind was in chaos.

But in front of these three courtiers, no matter how angry Fusu turned pale, he behaved extremely calmly, without any trace of panic.

Sima Xin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but deep down he admired Ren Xiao.Ren Xiao actually did something that I didn't dare to do, and he is indeed a man.

He thinks one thing in his mind but says another thing with his mouth.

"The older Ren Xiao gets, the more greedy he becomes, and he actually wants to become a prince."

Meng Tian was upright and said decisively:

"Your Majesty, anyone who dares to betray the empire will only have one fate - death."

Dong Yi is a captain, so he is naturally someone who has experienced some big scenes.

"Your Majesty, although Ren Xiao's rebellion has long been traced, but now that things have happened, there is no need to mention the old things. I believe that the most urgent task is to raise troops to quell the rebellion. This matter is no different from other things. Once the news of Ren Xiao's rebellion spreads, To the world, when the time comes..."

Fusu frowned, and the cold light was exposed, shooting at the three generals.

"At that time, everyone can rebel!"

Seeing this, the three of them were extremely frightened and bowed in unison:

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"It's easy for me to calm down. Among the three of you, who can take off his head and come to see me?"

Naturally, Meng Tian immediately stepped forward to take over this mission. Without actual military power, he was just a fish on the chopping block of His Majesty the Emperor.

This is a natural opportunity to gain authority in the military.

But his brother Meng Yi's words came out at the right time. With his current status, Meng Tian was already unrivaled in both the government and the public. Why not give up military and political affairs and focus on government affairs? In this way, His Majesty the Emperor would no longer be afraid of the Meng family.

"Your Majesty, I think that countering the rebellion is of course necessary, and it is necessary to fight quickly, but we don't know how many troops he has now? Although Ren Xiao keeps claiming that he has 20 troops, this 20 troops is too much." Exaggeration, even though he has already occupied a lot of places in the south, as far as I know, the people in Miaojiang are not easy to deal with below the Nanjun River. He may not even be able to suppress the newly captured territory. The rest of my energy is spent on sending troops to His Majesty the Emperor."

"I thought that this Ren Xiao was just bewitched by others. In addition, he thought he had a few soldiers and crab generals in his hands, so he arrogantly thought that he could fight against His Majesty, but in fact he was completely vulnerable."

"Even though I wanted to bring Ren Xiao's head back to meet His Majesty, I am already old now. For such a matter as suppressing the rebellion, I thought I could send General Sima Xin to lead the troops, while General Dong Yi continued to stay in charge. Shangdang County."

Undoubtedly, Meng Tian was scheming, he assigned all the errands to others to show that he had no intention of leading the army, and it was also for the emperor's peace of mind.

Fusu stroked his short beard.

"good."

Then Fusu looked at Sima Xin.

"Sima Xin, are you qualified for this matter?"

Sima Xin's eyes were burning. He looked at His Majesty the Emperor's lacquer table and replied solemnly:

"I am willing to go. I will definitely bring Ren Xiao's head to see His Majesty."

Helping Su regain his composure, judging from the reactions of Dong Yi and Sima Xin to Ren Xiao's rebellion, it seemed that they did not want Great Qin to need new strong generals.

"I order you to lead one hundred thousand troops to explore the truth first. Then, I will send another general to support you."

Sima Xin thought that his opportunity had come to show off his talents, but unexpectedly, the emperor only gave him [-] troops, but he had to deal with two fierce generals who had joined forces to rebel.

Sima Xin's face stiffened slightly.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, I don't know who His Majesty will send as my assistant general, and how many soldiers and horses will this person bring?"

"Young Master Zhang Han."

When the three warriors heard this answer, their pupils shook.

He is actually not a member of the military.

But when they heard about Shaofu Zhang Han, they didn't have any objection.

Meng Tian actually has a delicate mind, and he can easily detect the fishiness in this.

At such a critical moment, His Majesty the Emperor acted more calm than angry.This is an urgent matter. Ren Xiao and Tu Wei have joined forces to declare themselves kings, attack Xianyang, and force the emperor to issue an edict. If they can do such a thing, they must have been kicked in the head.

However, in the face of the rebellion of these two people, His Majesty the Emperor did not worry about the safety of Xianyang City at all. Instead, he randomly selected generals in the army, but Dudu chose Zhang Han of Xianyang City.

This is clearly meant to support him.

Zhang Han is a person worthy of trust.

Facts have proved that Meng Tian's judgment was not wrong.The Second Emperor wanted to train Zhang Han to become the next Meng Tian and become the second person in the army.

Fusu said, waved his hand, and the Zhongche Mansion ordered the three tokens of the Tiger Talisman, the Imperial Edict, and the Chi Jie to be handed over to Sima Xin.

"Lead the army overnight to prevent them from entering Guanzhong. In Guanzhong, Nei Shiteng sits in charge. He has [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, all of them are elite. Afterwards, I will send you another [-] soldiers and horses."

Sima Xin looked at the three tokens on the tray, but he didn't feel like he was being ordered to do something in danger. Instead, he felt heavy pressure on his back.

Sima Xin came out of the tent, and his soldiers immediately came over with umbrellas.

"Captain—"

Sima Xin was more than nine feet tall and had a burly build. He reached out to block the umbrella that was handed to him, but only handed over his waist badge and said:

"Hurry and follow me to get the command flag."

"But there's going to be a battle?"

"Your Majesty wants me to take one hundred thousand light cavalry to Hangu Pass."

The rain hit the ground, and the soil suddenly changed from white to black.

Sima Xin quickly got on his horse with his soldiers. He looked up at the gray sky. Thousands of slender raindrops fell down and hit his face, which actually hurt a little.

The soldiers were surprised and said:
"In just a moment, the day actually changed."

Sima Xin was also very emotional.

"Yeah, the day is changing so fast."

"General, what are we going to do overnight?"

Sima Xin said nothing.

The army soon blew a clear trumpet sound, and the raindrops outside continued to fall until dawn.

The soldiers got up from the rainy night, woken up by the east wind, and then rushed onto the chariot wearing armor and helmets, holding swords.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are already extremely heavy in number. Such a light cavalry unit does not carry much food and grass. Moreover, Shangdang County is very close to Xianyang and only two days' journey from Hangu Pass. When they arrived at Hangu Pass, they There are still supplies.

Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, these soldiers poured out from under the camp gate and headed south.

But just when Sima Xin was about to leave, Captain Dong Yi strode over with his thick waist straight.

At this time, the rain in the sky had just stopped, and a blue mist appeared on the horizon.

The birdsong has begun.

Sima Xin's eyes were red and swollen, he had not slept all night, and the person he was facing was the emperor.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses is simply an exaggeration!
mean!

Sima Xin was so angry that he wanted to chop off his feet several times, but in the army, Lang Wei was everywhere, and Huo Cheng was also hanging around him, saying that His Majesty the Emperor was personally sending him out of the military camp, so Sima Xin asked him to Xin felt more oppressed.

Sima Xin always felt dry mouth, so he kept drinking.

At this time, Dong Yi's appearance was undoubtedly a timely help.

Dong Yi said something to Huo Cheng, and then asked Sima Xin to go to his tent.

Sima Xin naturally noticed the strangeness of the matter.

"Why would Ren Xiao rebel at this time? I think there is other oil in it?"

Dong Yi said:

"The rebellion is real. Now that things have happened, don't worry about what happened before. But, you still haven't discovered His Majesty's intention of only giving you [-] troops?"

Sima Xin naturally frowned after hearing this.

"Please Captain Dong teach me."

Dong Yi walked forward and walked in the tent for a long time. Looking at the silhouettes of people on all sides outside the tent, he naturally felt even more sad.

"Your Majesty is testing you."

When Sima Xin heard this, his heart suddenly shrank and his eyes darkened.

Outside the tent, Huo Cheng was also a little impatient.

"Captain Sima, the army is ready, can't we set off yet?"

After hearing this, Sima Xin ignored the outsiders and bowed to Dong Yi.

"Thank you very much, Captain Dong. For your kindness today, I will personally visit you to express my gratitude someday."

"I wish General Sima a successful trip to counter the rebellion."

The two bowed to each other, and then Sima Xin walked out of the tent like a meteor, and Dong Yi also walked out.

Then the army rushed out quickly, with a huge momentum that shook the military camp.

Huo Cheng watched Sima Xin leave, and hurried back to report.

"Your Majesty, Captain Sima has already led the crowd to set off."

Fusu knew that he had forced this rebellion, and many of Qin's old nobles were dissatisfied.

Fusu took a sip of wine and moistened his throat.

Then let’s use this incident to show them your attitude.

"I wonder if Your Majesty would like to drive back to the palace?"

"Back to the palace? In what name?"

"Of course we will be based in Xianyang."

"Only when I go back now will I lose my words in front of the court officials. Ren Xiao rebels at this time, as if he has chosen the right time, and deliberately rebels at this time. His purpose is to stop me."

"Then your Majesty won't go back to Xianyang..."

"Xianyang has its own prime minister and censor in charge. And if Sima Xin and Zhang Han can't put down the rebellion, won't I send the sheep into the tiger's mouth when I return to Xianyang?"

Huo Cheng saw that the emperor had made up his mind, so he couldn't say anything else.

"Has the edict for Zhang Han been issued?"

"Your Majesty, we have been sent out of the military camp at midnight and will arrive in Xianyang tomorrow."

Fusu nodded.

The second generation is not in a hurry, but Huo Cheng is in a hurry. How can the emperor not be in a hurry for such a big matter.

Moreover, Sima Xin was only given [-] troops. How could Sima Xin win like this?

"I wonder how many troops and horses your Majesty plans to give to General Zhang Han? I remember, except for the [-] troops and horses left at Hangu Pass in Guanzhong, the rest are the [-] elite cavalry from Xianyang City. Moreover, these two groups of troops and horses are both It cannot be easily transferred.”

"You are right, I do not have any extra troops."

Huo Cheng's face turned pale.

"But Zhang Han has 30 prisoners in his hands. I have stated it in the edict. I want Zhang Han to make a great contribution."

"30?"

"Exactly."

"With 30 prisoners and [-] elite cavalry, can't we annihilate the rebels?"

"Your Majesty's brilliant idea. But why is it Mr. Zhang? In fact, there are many people in the court who can lead troops in battle."

"Perhaps I had a large number of generals under my command in the past, but from today on, there will no longer be any."

Fusu said, and then threw the silk script with the names of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion into the brazier.

The silk book burst into flames in the brazier and burned very high.

Three miles away, Sima Xin was sitting on the chariot. He looked at the land illuminated by the sun in front of him, and his heart suddenly became enlightened.

What Dong Yi said was that the emperor was testing him.

Test whether he has the heart to rebel.

(End of this chapter)