Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 588 Teasing (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

In Qinguanzhong, a straight loess road starts from Xianyang City and goes directly to Longxi County. It is like a scar branded on the green plains, very eye-catching.

The leader is none other than Zhang Han.

Under his crotch is a pure black horse with a shiny mane, a full waist and belly, and very strong legs. Coupled with a good stirrup and saddle, this horse is even more extraordinary.

Among all the yellow horses, this pure black horse stood at the front, and the people behind were looking at Zhang Han's back and head.

The summer was hot, so the marching team could not move too fast. Fortunately, now with stirrups and saddles, it was easier for everyone to ride horses, so the marching team moved very fast.Like a giant snake moving fast, the farmers and women in the fields put down their burdens and stopped to watch.

Zhang Han's preoccupation is precisely because of what Zhang Ping said.Since the Second Emperor is still testing him, the matter this time is not simple.Moreover, Zhang Han has completely woken up from the lucid dream of the captain of the guard army, and he has a faint feeling that the Second Emperor, Meng Tian, ​​and Zhang Cang have something to hide from him.

In the hot summer season, Zhang Han looked up and saw the scorching sun. When he touched his neck, it was filled with water and it felt cold.

After walking for a while, Zhang Han saw a river beside the road. Zhang Han stopped his horse and said to the soldiers behind him:
"Rest in place, set up camp, feed the horses and drink water, and wait until the sun is high before moving on."

What made Zhang Han slightly surprised was that there was no joy on the faces of these soldiers who had traveled a long distance.

Soldiers are also human beings, with seven emotions and six desires, including joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.

Marching on such a scorching hot day, with sweat running down our backs and wearing armor outside, it was naturally extremely hot. Calling to stop at this time was tantamount to giving someone timely help.

But only a few of these soldiers had smiles on their faces and responded to him happily, but the others were different.They looked at Zhang Han warily.

Dozens of pairs of eyes all cast wary glances at Zhang Han, and then they all lowered their heads and dismounted, leading the horses to the river.

Zhang Han looked at these people like a thorn in his back, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Only then did Zhang Han realize that when he came this time, he brought with him all the generals from the Duwei Mansion. Most of these soldiers were their old troops.

Zhang Han himself only brought 20 people.

To set up camp, this was an open space surrounded by farmland villagers, so Zhang Han and others had no choice but to come under a big willow tree.

Zhang Han sat alone under the willow tree, claiming to the outside world that he wanted to take a rest, and other generals were inconvenient to disturb him and could not accompany him.

Zhang Han fell asleep for a while.His confidant Xu Jin stayed by Zhang Han's side.

Zhang Han closed his eyes, held the big sword in his arms, and said to his confidant Xu Jin:

"The soldiers at the rear of the army are very suspicious. They don't look like they are from the army. They behave more like dead soldiers."

"The villain also noticed that these soldiers did behave strangely. They stared at the captain all the way. But they are all members of the generals. Maybe they have never seen the captain before."

Zhang Han then opened his eyes, his eyes were so sharp that he could almost cut his belt.

The generals in the Duwei Mansion are all from military families.Those who can work in Duwei's Mansion are mostly natives of Xianyang City.The generals he brought here today are all those who 'respect' him the most in normal times.

Zhang Han lowered his head and closed his eyes again in meditation.

"Get up in a moment and see if there are any eyes staring at me. If so, tell me the wind is blowing and cover me with clothes."

"The captain is too worried. Who in Qin dares to frame the captain?"

"Then if it were you I might die here."

Xu Jin felt cold and then stepped back.

But when he changed his field of vision, he did see people all around staring at Zhang Han with disgusted eyes. This undoubtedly fulfilled what Zhang Han said. Xu Jin was flustered, but he quickly excused himself , covering up the matter.

This move also caused many people to laugh.

Xu Jin kept an eye out. Most of the generals didn't care about what was going on here, except for one person - Wang Yi.

Wang Yi was the son of Wang Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, and was a doctor under Qin Dynasty.

He was a assistant general in the captain's mansion, but he was on an idle job. Firstly, he didn't need to go into battle, and secondly, with the captain standing in front of him, there was nothing to worry about, and the salary he received was not low.

To this day, the Second Emperor has not reduced the large amount of salary expenditures for these military families.

In Xianyang City alone, there are thousands of families with military exploits. Under the financial situation that they cannot make ends meet, they still have to maintain high salaries for these marquises who have long been useless. This move is just the last resort of Qin II in order to maintain peace and military exploits. A one-level relational approach.

At this moment, Wang Yi was by the river, holding a map of the pass in his hand.

Heading west from here, crossing the Wei River, you will reach the Longxi Prefecture.When crossing the Wei River, someone from the Longxi County Prefecture must come to greet you.

Wang Yi is quite aware of this.

This time, Zhang Han's life would not be taken, after all, it would not end well if things got too big, but if the second generation continued to act like this, many people in the military family would be unhappy.

You have to give Nisei some color.

And these soldiers did not escape Zhang Han's eyes. They were indeed dead soldiers raised in Wang Yi's mansion.These people have a fierce look in their eyes. Unlike the soldiers, they do not recognize the emperor, do not recognize flag orders, and are only loyal to Wang Yi who gave them gold.

This is a plain, full of farmers, and it's not easy to hide afterward.There was a forest ahead, and it was dark when we got there.After the matter is completed, those dead soldiers can be released.

Wang Yi was planning, but his eyes were turned to the east.Xianyang City has long been invisible, and the curve of Mount Li has reached below the horizon.

"Since the sky is round, why can't we see Xianyang City from this place?"

Wang Yi suddenly asked this question.

At dusk, everyone from the Duwei Mansion arrived in the woods, but to Wang Yi's surprise, Zhang Han was unwilling to stay in the woods.

"Passing through this mountain forest, Yujia Village is in front of us. We can rest there. And we can also cross the Wei River before it gets dark tomorrow."

The soldiers heard this, but most of them disagreed.

"Captain, it's already dusk. We should be adding firewood and cooking rice. If we don't stop and insist on walking through the woods, it will be dark by the time we arrive. Although Yujia Village is a village, even if we arrive , there is no post house, it’s a waste of time, we have to stay in the villagers’ homes.”

"Yes, after passing this forest, it's already dark. How can we trouble the villagers if we are in the dark?"

Everyone looked at me and said something, and they all gathered around Zhang Han's serious persuasion.

Wang Yi held a whip in his hand, rode over slowly, and said with a meaningful smile:

"The captain doesn't know much about marching. Why not listen to the advice of us generals. We also think about the captain. Although we are a small force, there are thousands of people. When we arrive in the village, it will definitely cause a stir. There were a lot of riots, there have been many such things in the past, so our Qin State sergeants have never stayed in the countryside."

"Besides, I have long been accustomed to sleeping in the open air. Tonight, the moon and stars are sparse and there is no dew on the ground. We can just set up a tent and the soldiers can rest on the spot."

How could Zhang Han not hear such overt and understated sarcasm?He only had one mouth to speak. Behind Wang Yi was the Wang family, and Zhang Han was already afraid of him.

So, knowing that there was a ghost among them, Zhang Han still had no choice but to spend the night in the forest with them.

Xu Jin stood behind Zhang Han. Originally Xu Jin did not doubt the other generals, but these people who used to obey the captain's orders now actually agreed on a small matter. This made Xu Jin even more suspicious. It was all a show before.

(End of this chapter)