Chapter 22
Hu Hai chose to believe in Ruizhu for limited choices. After all, this woman was sent by Zhao Gao, and it is difficult for a woman who did not belong to him for the first time.
At this moment, a storm is coming in the imperial capital of Xianyang.
On the calm surface of the imperial capital, two forces circling each other like two tornadoes, just waiting for the time to ripe. The two huge forces collided together and caused violent fluctuations.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi were both secretly escorted back to the Xianyang imperial capital by Hu Hai. Originally planned to reuse the thoughts of the Meng brothers, Hu Hai chose to give up after repeated consideration.
And he still sent some soldiers to secretly monitor Meng Tian and Meng Yi.
The two were loyal to the young master Fusu. If they really taught Meng Tian the power of the empire, Hu Hai was worried that he would rebel.
After much consideration, Montessori still had to hide it in the snow unless it was absolutely necessary.
The next day, the clouds were cleared, and the autumn air was quite clear.
As soon as the sky was shining, more than a dozen veterans came to the parade ground in Xianyang.
Several veterans muttered while cleaning the parade ground.
"Elder General Li Xin is going to compete with Zhao Cheng today. I wonder if he is still as brave as he used to be!" A veteran sighed.
"Hmph, people don't care about their muscles and bones. Li Xin is much older than us. Xu Nian is unemployed and at home, so he should no longer be brave in the past."
"The CRRC Mansion Order, I didn't expect that the dignified General Li Xin would go to the parade ground to compete with Zhao Cheng for a small CRRC Mansion Order." Another veteran shook his head and sighed. He had fought with Li Xin in the past and knew Li Xin.
"What do you know? The CRRC Mansion Order is a close post around the emperor. How could Zhao Gao easily let others approach the emperor? It's a pity that the emperor did a tragic act, and the garrisons around him cannot be appointed freely..."
"Shh, you don't want to live anymore. We are old brothers, so it's better to say less of these words. If others know about it and report it to the lieutenant, it may be a serious crime to kill the nine clans!" The veteran who was speaking at the beginning quickly stopped him.
"What are you afraid of? My son died in Changping during the battle against Zhao Kingdom. Now I am the only one. If he wants to destroy my nine clans, then he will destroy it."
"Changping, it's so miserable..." After hearing the place name Changping, several veterans all reminiscent of them.
"Wu'an Jun killed 400,000 soldiers of Zhao back then, so powerful. But people know that 400,000 soldiers of Zhao were killed. Who knows how many people, the man of Qin, have been ruined in Changping!" The veteran was in tears, and his son stayed in Changping forever.
"I really don't want to go to the battlefield!"
"I heard that the young master Fusu has not died and has led a large army to Xianyang, and I don't know whether it is true or false."
"Fusu is indeed dead. My son is the guard in front of Lord Qugong. It was Qugong who personally watched Fusu commit suicide."
"What's going on with the young master Fusu who is circulating outside?"
"Some people say it is just a group of Guizhou leaders in Longshan, and the leader seems to be called Chen She..."
Rumors about Chen She's rebellion have flowed into Xianyang. However, people dare not discuss it on the streets due to the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty.
When the sun was rising, the veterans had already cleaned the parade ground.
At the beginning of the Chen Shi, a team of black-armored Qin troops rode high-headed horses into the parade ground. They formed a group of five people and surrounded the entire parade ground.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Le and Feng Jie, who were in charge of the Xianyang garrison, entered the venue one after another and directed people to build a north-facing observation platform at the parade.
It was not until the end of the Chen Dynasty that the Minghuang Dragon Chariot, which marked the emperor's honor, slowly entered the venue.
Around the chariot, there are arrogant soldiers.
Chen Jia was even at the front, his eyes flashing and he stared at the surroundings. The last assassination of the Xianyang prison made these soldiers extremely careful.
"Woo——" the sound of a trumpet sounded.
The soldiers around Daqin knelt down at the Huangluo chariot.
"Long live my emperor!"
Hu Hai sat in the car, heard the shouts of soldiers, and walked out as he picked up the Huang Luo tent in front of the carriage.
He was wearing a black-bottomed golden dragon emperor robe, looking straight and energetic.
"Thank you for your hard work, soldiers!" Hu Hai waved to the Great Qin soldiers kneeling on the ground.
"Wow" the crowd was in full swing.
"God, I saw the Emperor."
"The emperor actually waved to the sergeant-"
"This second emperor is not as terrible as legendary!"
The noisy sound came from all directions. Hu Hai heard a little while, and a smile appeared on his face. He even waved his hand to greet the people of Xianyang who were watching the fun around him.
Looking at the people who were gradually boiling, Hu Hai nodded with satisfaction. The people of this era are still very simple.
Hu Hai wanted to create the image of a people-friendly emperor.
"The people's hearts are acceptable." Hu Hai whispered to himself.
In his Huangluo Dragon Chariot, a man sat sideways with a smile on his face. At this moment, he saw Hu Hai's actions, and he had a hint of righteousness.
Apart from Youzhan, who can still get so close to the second emperor?
"Youzhan, I asked you to notify Li Si about what he did. Is there any result?" Hu Hai returned to the car and asked after creating the people-friendly project.
"I have confirmed with Prime Minister Li Si, and I'm afraid he is waiting for Your Majesty in the audience." You Zhan said with a smile.
Hu Hai nodded. The competition between Li Xin and Zhao Cheng only accounts for a small part of today's drama. The big drama still requires the emperor to sing it.
Sure enough, the dragon chariot came to the audience. As soon as Hu Hai walked off the shaft, he saw the court officials kneeling under the audience. The leader was Li Si.
Zhao Gao was not here because of his punishment and confinement.
Hu Hai made a flat gesture, and before the ministers could get up, he had already walked up to the observation stage. When he passed by Li Si, he whispered: "Li Si, come up."
"No!" Li Si looked excited. This honor of accompanying the emperor had almost never been seen since Sha Dune's plan to help Hu Hai usurp the throne.
For many years, Zhao Gao has been surrounding the emperor and does not give others a chance to meet him.
Li Si was cunning and now it is obvious that Hu Hai and Zhao Gaosheng are separated, so they will naturally not miss this opportunity to please Emperor II of the Qin Dynasty.
"It's time to start!" Hu Hai sat down and did not communicate with Li Si.
Youzhan has all been passed on to Li Si.
"The competition begins, please ask Li Xin and Zhao Cheng." With the ritual officer's proclamation, the flag gates of the military parade grounds on both sides cracked.
On the left, a red horse ran out, and immediately sat upright a veteran, wearing chain-shaped armor, black and greasy combat boots under his feet firmly clamped the horse's belly, and carried a red tassel spear with one hand. Who wouldn't be Li Xin?
Li Xin's war horse circled a small circle in the field, clasped his fists and bowed to the direction of the Guantai, and said loudly: "My teacher, Li Xin, is with his armor, cannot kneel down, please forgive me."
"What is the crime of the veteran general working diligently for the country?" Hu Hai's voice came out of the Guantai with a clear voice.
At the same time, a diverse horse ran out on the other side.
On the way, Zhao Cheng held a standard long spear in his hand. In order to make people think that this spear is ordinary, he only used a white wax pole to penetrate the spear head, which was considered a weapon.
When Zhao Gaoyi's first group of personnel saw Zhao Cheng appear, someone immediately ignored the emperor's majesty and praised Zhao Cheng loudly.
Some generals frowned slightly after seeing Zhao Cheng and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't this Zhao Cheng a little arrogant when he only uses ordinary long spears to fight against Li Xin?"
And civil servants like Li Si who are scheming well know what Zhao Cheng means to do this.
If you use ordinary long swords to defeat Guangcai, it will not be embarrassing if you lose accidentally. After all, weapons are not worthy of success.
"The competition personnel are all here, please give the emperor the order, and the competition begins." The ritual official asked loudly.
Hu Hai stood up, walked forward two steps to the front of the observation platform, and said loudly: "You can start, the specific rules will be decided by the ritual officer."
The ritual official bowed his hand and thanked him, turned to Li Xin and Zhao Cheng and said, "Two masters, there have always been two ways to compete in the Qin Dynasty, one for literature and the other for martial arts. The two masters choose whether to compete in literature or martial arts. Please decide."
Li Xin and Zhao Cheng were stunned. They had never heard of the literary and military competition here.
"How do you talk about literary and military competitions?" But the second emperor Hu Hai on the observatory stage spoke.
The ritual official turned around and bowed to Hu Hai and said, "Back to the emperor, Wenbi is to practice alone. First compare the strength, then compare the volley, and then compare the military formation. Win two in three to win, and win the winner."
Hu Hai nodded and asked, "What do you mean by Wu Bi?"
"The martial arts competition means that both sides do not have to choose a single competition, they just fight with each other until one side is defeated or admits defeat."
Hu Hai's face flashed with a smile and said, "I think it's Wen Bi. This way the two generals will not have direct conflicts, and they can compete with each other's ability, so why not do it?"
After his order, Zhao Cheng suddenly felt bitter in his heart. His poisonous long spear was prepared for Li Xin. If it were Wen Bi, it would be difficult to have the opportunity to use this long spear to assassinate Li Xin.
Thinking of this, Zhao Cheng stared at Li Xin tightly and thought to himself that today you would make a life.
Li Xin couldn't guess his thoughts, but when he saw Zhao Cheng's unkind expression, Li Xin immediately lowered his old face and glared at Zhao Cheng coldly.
"Hmph, old boy, I will poke a wound on you later, so that you can feel the pain of the heart-eroding ants. See if you dare to be against me, Zhao Cheng snorted coldly and said, "Wenbi can't see that anyone is capable of it, I'm asking Wubi."
When Zhao Cheng's words reached Hu Hai's ears, the young emperor's body suddenly stopped.
Chapter completed!