General Qin

In Zhao Tuo's view, the most difficult part of this battle to conquer Vietnam was the dangerous environment of the territory. Most of the year was the rainy season, which was not suitable for marching.

Therefore, it will take at least several years to win this battle. Like history, it is possible that it can last as long as ten years.

For Zhao Tuo, this time is the most critical time, so he will lay out some back-ups before leaving.

"During my southern expedition, you should pay more attention to changes in the court. If there is any change, send a message immediately."

In the darkroom, Zhao Tuo solemnly gave instructions to the people in front of him.

The man cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Lord. If you are in Xianyang, you will be careful."

Zhao Tuo nodded with relief.

After leaving, what Zhao Tuo was most afraid of was naturally the change in the court, but he was too far away to react in time.

So here in Xianyang, someone must help him pay attention.

Shejian worked in the Taiwei Mansion and was a good assistant.

But Shejian is a good general, but not a scheming counselor, and he lacks political sensitivity.

So Zhao Tuo finally chose Chen Ping.

Li Shiqi and Chen Ping were his two great counselors, both of whom were extremely resourceful.

However, in addition to military planning, Li Shiqi was also good at debate and confrontation, which was of great use in battles.

Therefore, during this southern expedition, Zhao Tuo arranged for Li Shiqi to accompany him.

As for Chen Ping, Zhao Tuo stayed in Xianyang, entrusted him with important tasks and offered him a position.

The prince washes the horse.

This position is the prince's attendant, because his duty is to ride a horse to lead the prince when he travels, so it is called Xi Ma, also known as the front horse, and he is the prince's confidant.

Chen Ping was already resourceful and handsome, and he was recommended by Zhao Tuo.

With all these favorable factors combined, it is expected that Prince Fusu will soon use Chen Ping as an assistant.

Zhao Tuo made this arrangement to recommend a think tank to Fusu.

If Fusu did something stupid that angered the emperor when he was away from Xianyang, Chen Ping could also give him advice.

Secondly, Zhao Tuo sensed the threat.

Li Yuchang, the second son of Prime Minister Li Si, dated Fusu. Zhao Tuo was afraid that Fusu would be too influenced by this person. After all, Li Si was a Legalist, and he and Zhao Tuo had many different opinions on some political affairs. Just in case, Zhao Tuo wanted to place one of his own beside Fusu.

At the same time, it also has the meaning of surveillance, allowing him to pay attention to matters in Xianyang remotely.

Chen Ping was very grateful to Zhao Tuo for his arrangement.

Although the position of the prince washing horses does not have much power, it is the position of a dragon.

Build a good relationship with the prince and gain his recognition and appreciation. When the prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor in the future, will there be fewer opportunities for him to be reused?

This position has a bright future. Chen Ping, who was eager to climb up, was extremely satisfied, and he was also particularly attentive to Zhao Tuo's requirements.

But there was a trace of doubt left in the heart of a smart man like him.

It was reasonable for the king to ask him to pay attention to the movements of the prince and Prime Minister Zuo.

Why was he asked to pay special attention to Shangshu Ling Zhao Gao and Young Master Hu Hai?

Is there anything special about these two people?

On Zhao Tuo's side, he arranged for Chen Ping to be a hidden gem. After analyzing the current situation again, I feel that the historical sand dune changes are absolutely impossible to happen again.

"The fact that Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were able to tamper with the imperial edict and ascend to the throne was originally an accidental event with a very low probability. Now that I have changed it randomly, there is no chance of it happening again!"

Zhao Tuo was very sure.

In his view, the success of the Sand Dune Incident in history was all due to a combination of accidental factors.

During the First Emperor's eastward tour, the right prime minister Feng Quji and the imperial censor stayed in Xianyang, and there were not many important ministers accompanying the emperor.

When he was seriously ill in Pingyuanjin, he sent his most favored Meng Yi out to pray to the gods of famous mountains to extend his life. Li Si was the only important minister in the convoy.

This was a necessary condition for Zhao Gao to convince Li Si to tamper with the imperial edict with him, because there was no one else to restrain him.

Meng Yi was highly valued by the emperor at that time. When he was out, he would take part in the riding, and when he was in, he would be in front of the emperor. As long as he was in the convoy, Zhao Gao would never dare to tamper with the edict.

So the success of that coup was completely a coincidence.

But in this time and space, it is completely different from the original history.

First of all, the emperor did not take those heavy metal pills, and his workload in the past two years was also moderated. Although there are sequelae of the injury, according to Zhao Tuo's visual inspection, his lifespan should be a little longer than the original history, and it is very possible to live until he conquers Baiyue and returns.

Even taking a step back, the First Emperor died of illness in the thirty-seventh year, and Zhao Tuo never returned.

The First Emperor agreed to Zhao Tuo's request to no longer tour the world. Even if the emperor died, he would die in the palace.

This removes the conditions for Zhao Gao and Hu Hai to commit crimes.

Not to mention that Fusu has been publicly established as the crown prince and has legal inheritance rights.

It turned out that Li Si, an important figure in the success of the Sand Dune Incident, was Fusu's father-in-law.

In addition, Zhao Gao's enemy Meng Yi was the general in charge of the Zhonglang of the Qin Palace. He would definitely stay by the Emperor's side and would not give him a chance to stage a coup.

Under these conditions, even if Zhao Gao was given ten thousand courages, he would probably not dare to take risks.

"So there is no need to worry at all. This time during the expedition, the focus should still be on the war."

The more Zhao Tuo thought about it, the more he felt at ease.

And he has other backup plans.

Zhao Tuo will still not take away any of his old troops such as Heiyi, Zhongli Mei, Lu Wan and others during this expedition.

Because these people are now middle- and high-level cadres in the Lieutenant Army and the Guard Army. They hold certain military power and can mobilize troops.

Even if something really happened here in Xianyang, they would all be there to help and be Zhao Tuo's trump card.

Even if Zhao Tuo is not in Xianyang, these old men will protect his wife and children and will never let them be harmed.

Black Hips and others expressed their bitterness about this at the party before Zhao Tuo left.

"What kind of Lieutenant Sima is this? I don't care about black buttocks at all. The happiest time in my life is when I follow the king on the battlefield and be a small soldier."

"If the prince hadn't refused, I would have really wanted to resign from my position and follow the prince south!"

Facing the complaints of the old subordinates.

Zhao Tuo just smiled and comforted, and hinted that they valued their family, which would further inspire the protective heart of the old department.

Compared to the regrets of these old men, young Han Xin was particularly excited.

He showed off in front of the five-year-old Zhao Che: "Che'er, Che'er, I'm going to go to Baiyue with the king. From now on, you have to play by yourself at home!"

Zhao Che curled his lips and hummed: "What's the big deal? I don't care about playing with you. Sister Yun, let's go. We won't play with Han Xin in the future."

With that said, Zhao Che angrily pulled his one-and-a-half-year-old girl towards the back room, and the maids around him quickly followed.

Looking at the little backs of the two children, Han Xin burst into laughter.

Since following Wugong Hou to Xianyang, Zhao Tuo has been very good to him. He not only treats Han Xin as a disciple, but also often lets him play with his children.

Even the eldest princess Ying Yinman was quite friendly to Han Xin and often gave him food and clothing.

Over time, Han Xin found a deep sense of belonging in the Wugong Hou Mansion.

It seems that this is his Han Xin's home.

Zhao Che and Zhao Yun were the younger siblings he watched grow up.

Han Xin's eyes were full of tenderness.

After gathering to say goodbye to his old troops, Zhao Tuo hosted a banquet for Zhang Cang, Zhang Han and others.

Perhaps in order to comfort Zhao Tuo, the First Emperor announced that Zhao Tuo would be the general to conquer Baiyue, and then immediately appointed the next candidate for the Shaofu.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best in engineering, gunpowder and other matters so as not to disappoint Your Majesty."

At the banquet, the new Shaofu Zhang Han patted his chest and gave Zhao Tuo a sure vote.

"I feel at ease when Shaorong works."

Zhao Tuo smiled and nodded.

This move of the First Emperor was indeed very sincere.

Zhang Han was promoted by Zhao Tuo from the Shaofu official office. From the examination office order to the Shaofu Cheng, Zhang Han was involved in various projects initiated by Zhao Tuo.

Now that the emperor appointed Zhang Han to take over the throne, it was a statement and an echo of Zhao Tuo's previous request.

Zhang Han also knew that his position as Jiuqing was obtained entirely through martial arts, so he was naturally grateful. When he was drunk, he saluted Zhao Tuo on the spot and thanked him for his promotion and appreciation.

Compared to Zhang Han's excitement, the fat man Zhang Cang was quite calm at first, and even discussed the area and population of Baiyue in the south with Zhao Tuo at the banquet.

Then while drinking, the fat man actually talked about the women of Baiyue. After getting drunk, he asked Zhao Tuo to defeat Baiyue and give him some Yue women.

Zhao Tuo was speechless and agreed casually.

The three days of preparation time flew by as Zhao Tuo arranged the arrangements and entertained the guests.

Soon, it was time for him to go south.

He will leave Xianyang to fight for this empire, and he doesn't know when he will return.