General Qin

"Yu'er, is your injury feeling better?"

Li Si walked into the room with a tired face and looked at Li You, who had been lying on the bed.

Zhang Liang, a Korean, lurked on the road south of Pengcheng and threw a big iron cone at the emperor's chariot. At that critical moment, Li Si's son Li Youfen rushed forward regardless of his own safety, trying to block the blow with his body for the emperor.

The big iron cone was extremely fast. Although Li You reacted in time, he was still a step too late and could only block it with his shoulder.

However, his move also caused the big iron cone to deviate from its direction and hit the front half of the golden root chariot, thus preventing the emperor from dying on the spot.

No matter how this matter is said, everyone has to praise Li You for his loyalty.

Li Si was also proud of his son, but as an old father who hoped that his son would succeed, he would naturally feel sad in his heart when he saw the shoulder of the son he had placed hope in being smashed and dented.

Li You raised his head and glanced at Li Si who entered the room, and said dullly: "Still unconscious, probably disabled."

The voice was full of numbness and death.

Li Si sighed. He had already seen the attendant who was kicked out by Li You, and knew the distress in Li You's heart.

He stepped forward and comforted: "Don't listen to the nonsense from the outside world. I have arrested and interrogated all the wealthy people in Surabaya who have made suggestions before, and I have learned a lot."

"Zhang Liang is a remnant of Korea. He participated in the Xinzheng Rebellion, assassinated Prime Minister Qi and then won, and instigated Zhao Jia on behalf of others. He hates me, Da Qin, in his heart."

"Zhang Liang started planning this assassination a long time ago. He was the one who created the rumor about the Sishui Baoding, and through the Xiang family, he persuaded several wealthy families in Sishui County to persuade Zhang De to offer auspicious gifts and attract the emperor here. Good for assassination."

At this point, Li Si directly pointed out: "Whether you are the middle man or not, Zhang Liang will assassinate you. He has been planning this matter for several months. How could it have anything to do with you? If you hadn't blocked it at that time, Even the emperor would not... So the theory of Shuqi is completely nonsense. Could it be that if you Li You didn't become the lieutenant, Zhang Liang would not be able to assassinate him? You only have the power to protect him, so why should you be at fault!"

Li Si broke things down in a clear and logical manner.

Li You listened and felt a little relieved.

What my father said makes sense.

Zhang Liang had been preparing for so long. He tried his best to lure the emperor from Jiaodong to Surabaya and made it clear that he wanted to assassinate him. How could he, Li You, decide this?

But that being said, Li You's broken heart can't be repaired so easily.

The injury in his heart was even worse than the injury on his shoulder.

Li You shook his head and asked, "Father, how is the emperor's injury?"

Li Si's expression froze and he whispered: "It's okay. The emperor is the emperor. Some minor injuries are not a big problem."

…

"Haven't you caught the assassin yet?"

In the palace in Pengcheng, the First Emperor sat on the couch and spoke expressionlessly. The coldness in his voice was enough to make people feel chilled all over.

Prime Ministers Wei Zhuang and Wang Wan, who were standing in front of the couch, both had bitter expressions on their faces.

Wei Zhuang gritted his teeth and said, "I have ordered the counties and counties around Pengcheng to guard the important roads. We will be on the ropes for ten days. As long as the assassin appears, he will not be able to escape."

The First Emperor's face became colder and colder.

What Wei Zhuang said is equivalent to not saying anything. What does it mean that as long as the assassin appears, you can't escape? Does that mean that if the assassin doesn't appear, my majestic Qin will have nothing to do with them?

Of course, the First Emperor knew that this was indeed the case.

Pengcheng is a transportation hub that controls all directions. It is extremely convenient to run in any direction. In addition, the population in this era was not very large, and the city was surrounded by lush forests. As long as those assassins burrowed into the woods, how could they be caught?

Not to mention that this is the Chu land where Qin's ruling power is weak, not Guanzhong, which has been operating for many years.

With the wisdom shown by Zhang Liang, it is very likely that he will not be able to catch him.

But Zhigui knew that when the First Emperor felt the pain from the wounds on his arms and waist, his anger broke out uncontrollably.

"Zhang De, the governor of Sishui County, was bewitched by the traitor. The crime cannot be punished. His head is exposed to the public! His whole family is implicated!"

"All officials in Sishui County who instigate Zhang De to do anything auspicious will be killed!"

"Relevant clans and heads of Guizhou have ordered their own officials to convict and punish each other severely!"

Wei Zhuang and Wang Wan's eyelids twitched. After these few words, Sishui County might have heads rolling down and blood flowing like rivers.

If Zhang De, the governor of Sishui County, had only committed the crime of deceiving the emperor before, he would not necessarily die. After Zhang Liang took action, no one in the world could save his life.

But this is what should be done. If it weren't for Zhang De's gift, the First Emperor would never have suffered this assassination. In the First Emperor's heart, he hated Zhang De no less than Zhang Liang.

Facing this furious monarch, Wei Zhuang and Wang Wan could only retreat, for fear that the emperor would put fire on them.

After the two prime ministers retreated with the order to kill and exterminate the entire clan, the room became quiet again.

The First Emperor was lying face to face expressionlessly. He could not kneel down until the wounds on his body were completely healed.

After a long while, he said quietly: "Wugonghou did not live up to my expectations. He immediately noticed that Zhang Liang and the Xiang family were colluding with each other."

With that said, the First Emperor turned to look at Zhao Gao, who was standing in the room, and said, "Hasn't the news of the prime minister come back yet?"

Zhao Gao hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the Xiang family is the former master of the Prime Minister. They are quite powerful there. The number of rebels they must have gathered is more than that of the county soldiers led by Wugong Hou. Wugong Hou wants to put down the rebellion, I'm afraid We still have to wait for the cavalry led by General Feng to go south. Calculating the time, we may have to wait a few more days. Your Majesty, rest assured that Wugong Hou is a famous general in the world. With him taking action, this time there will be no danger."

"Well, what you are saying is that Marquis Wu Gong has never let me down."

The First Emperor nodded, and then sneered: "The Xiang family...what a Xiang family! When Xiang Yan was the Shangzhu Kingdom in Jingchu, he defeated Li Xin's 200,000-strong army. Then he and his son Xiang Qu led the army to stop us. The Qin Dynasty destroyed Chu. After I unified the world, I did not hold the Xiang family accountable for their crimes, but retained their clan and allowed them to live in their hometown. What a kindness!"

"I didn't expect that these remnants of the Six Kingdoms, regardless of my kindness, would actually collude with the traitor Zhang Liang to commit assassination and rebellion. Zhao Gao, do you think I was too kind to these remnants of the Six Kingdoms? If I had killed them all, This assassination would not have happened."

Hearing the murderous intent revealed in the First Emperor's words, even Zhao Gao, who was mentally tough, couldn't help but shudder.

The survivors of the Six Kingdoms not only refer to the clans of each country, but also to the great nobles like Qu, Jing, Zhao, and Xiang of the Chu Kingdom. They extend to the Six Kingdoms, and their total number is probably hundreds of thousands.

Doesn’t this emperor want to kill them all?

The impact of this matter was too great. Zhao Gao did not dare to speak carelessly on this matter. If the First Emperor actually killed him in anger and caused any trouble in the end, he would have to bear the blame.

Zhao Gao hurriedly changed his mind and said: "From what I see, Marquis Wu Gong is right. The survivors of the Six Kingdoms have ulterior motives. If they are placed in the hometown of the princes, it will inevitably cause disaster. It is better to move to Guanzhong and place them in the city of Six Kingdoms. I will leave it to Qin in Guanzhong." Only when people carry out surveillance and supervision can they be allowed to be peaceful and obedient people.”

Hearing Zhao Gao turn the topic to Zhao Tuo's strategy in the past, the First Emperor nodded again.

"Yes, the migration strategy proposed by Marquis Wugong is indeed good. This time I visited Han, Wei, and Qi in the east, and I have never encountered such a situation. If the people from the six countries in Chu had moved into Guanzhong earlier, , there will be no more such things. After I return to Guanzhong, I will immediately start the migration."

Seeing that the First Emperor had been guided by his thoughts, Zhao Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, if you do this, the places where the princes belong will be safe and stable."

At this moment, an eunuch reported that the right prime minister, Kui Zhuang, who had just left, came to see him.

"Kui shape?"

The First Emperor frowned and asked the Prime Minister to come in.

Wei Zhuang is quite old. He usually staggers when he walks and has to be helped up the stairs, but now he strode in.

As he walked, he was spitting excitedly: "Your Majesty, good news, good news! Marquis Wu Gong has put down the Xiang family's rebellion, killed Xiang Liang and Xiang Quan, the masterminds of the rebellion, and captured the entire Xiang family!"

The First Emperor was startled, and then laughed: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"

After three cheers, the First Emperor even more excitedly clapped his hands on the bed and shouted: "As expected of me, he is my son-in-law. I really did not misjudge him!"

This action affected the wounds on the First Emperor's body, and he grimaced in pain, but the joy in his eyes did not diminish at all.

Zhao Tuo has never let me down!

I don’t know if good luck has arrived.

On the night when Zhao Tuo put down Xiang's rebellion.

Urgent news from Pei County was sent to the First Emperor's case.

At the Mausoleum of King Sima in Pei County, traces of the assassin were discovered, and he led the county soldiers to hunt him down, killing three assassins and capturing three others.