General Qin

"Chu envoys must be on guard when entering the palace, and guard against any accidents!"

"only!"

The voices of the Zhonglang were uniform and powerful.

Meng Tian, ​​who was wearing a gown and armor, with two beards on his chin, glanced at the rows of Zhonglang in front of him.

He nodded in satisfaction, until he saw the young Zhonglang who was shorter than the people around him, his eyebrows frowned slightly, but then straightened out.

He has no prejudice against Zhao Tuo.

It's just that the sixteen-year-old boy is indeed a little shorter among a group of eighteen, nineteen, or even twenty-something adult men, and he doesn't seem to fit in with the whole team.

But the king liked Zhao Tuo, so he made an exception and recruited him into the Zhonglang team.

Meng Tian, ​​who has been loyal and good for generations, will naturally not dislike him, let alone find fault with him.

He remembered the order given by the king himself, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Zhonglang cavalry general Wang Li, where is it!"

"The servant is here."

With a handsome face and a full body of muscles, Wang Li responded loudly and stood up.

Meng Tian said again: "Under the command of General Zhonglanghu, where is Zhao Tuo?"

"The servant is here."

Zhao Tuo also responded.

Meng Tian looked at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "The envoy of Chu enters the palace, in order to prevent accidents, you two will be the guards in the palace."

"only."

Zhao Tuo and Wang Li looked at each other and agreed.

Those Zhong Langs all stared at Zhao Tuo, and they couldn't hide the surprise on their faces.

Yang Xiong and Zhao Ben discussed in low voices: "The last time the envoy of Yan entered the palace, it was Zhonglang's cavalry general and Zhonglang's chariot general who guarded them together. This time, A Tuo actually pushed Zhonglang's chariot general down. It seems that A Tuo was deeply impressed. Meng Zhonglang will like it."

"Yes, it is a great honor to be a guard in the palace."

Listening to the discussion of his subordinates, Li You felt sour in his heart.

He knew very well that Meng Tian could not decide Zhao Tuo's entry into the palace to be guarded by himself, and the king probably had the intention behind this.

"Your Majesty actually let this kid enter the palace to guard him. Could it be that after that incident, Your Majesty's trust in him has not diminished at all?"

On the second day, Zhao Tuo was still a little surprised when he followed Wang Li and walked towards the hall with his whole body covered and a sword at his waist.

Their mission today is to guard Qin Wangzheng's emperor's couch to prevent assassins from assassinating him.

According to the original system of the Qin State, weapons were not allowed in the hall, and the guards could only stand outside the hall. If they wanted to enter the hall, they had to wait for the king's edict.

Just like in the original history, Qin Wangzheng was chased and killed by Jing Ke all the way around the pillar, but no guards entered the palace to protect him, and Qin Wangzheng had to do it himself to hack Jing Ke to death.

Now because of the assassin's incident, everyone in the state of Qin cast a shadow over the envoy's offer of pictures, so when the envoy of Chu met, Qin Wangzheng directly named Wang Li and Zhao Tuo as guards and stood under the emperor's couch.

It is a supreme honor to walk on the sword.

"My lord, thank you so much."

Zhao Tuo bowed his hands to Wang Li.

The cavalry general of Zhonglang explained the main points of the matter to Zhao Tuo on the road, such as the position when entering the palace, when and what actions to do.

Although it was not an important matter, it undoubtedly showed Wang Li's attitude.

"You're welcome, the old general always praised you in front of me. I really didn't expect you to be able to make such a big name in Yandi after the first farewell."

Wang Li smiled slightly. He called Wang Jian and only said "Old General". It can be seen that the relationship between the grandfather and grandson is very good.

Zhao Tuo also responded with a smile.

Even if we don't talk about the last time Qin Wangzheng ordered Wang Li to call Zhao Tuo into the palace.

In terms of relationship alone.

Zhao Tuo is an old subordinate of Grandpa Wang Li.

Wang Li is the grandson of Zhao Tuo's old leader.

Isn't this a natural ally?

For Zhao Tuo, the entire state of Qin, except Qin Wangzheng's thickest thigh.

Wang Jian's family and Li Xin are his most trustworthy allies.

Far more worthy of Zhao Tuo's unity than Li Si and Wei Liao.

"This son is very good, courteous, and has fought on the battlefield. If I become a general in the future, Zhao Tuo can be a good subordinate."

This is Wang Li's thoughts on Zhao Tuo.

Both Wang Li's grandfather and father were generals of the Qin State, and if nothing else happens, he will also become the main general of the Qin Army in the future. When you become the chief general, you must have competent subordinates. And Zhao Tuo was exactly the candidate that Wang Li liked.

Wang Li naturally takes good care of his future subordinates.

The two quickly walked into the palace and stood under the emperor's couch, with their heads held high and their chests held high, showing a heroic posture.

At this time, Qin's ministers also entered the palace one by one, and they were arranged in order of status.

Zhao Tuo could feel many eyes falling on him, but he had a special task today, so he didn't make eye contact with those ministers he knew, and looked at the palace gate with his head held high.

After the officials arrived, Qin Wangzheng quickly entered the hall and got on the couch. He glanced at the two young men in front of him and nodded slightly.

The two men wear armor and swords, enough to deal with all dangers.

"Xuan, the envoys of Chu State are going to the palace."

Following Qin Wangzheng's opening.

The person in charge of delivering orders also shouted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, the bell in Xianyang Palace rang loudly, which represented the official start of the audience ceremony.

The cheerful sound of "Deer Crying" came to his ears, and Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with a daze, but it immediately turned into firmness.

Compared with the nine-guest ceremony that Qin Wangzheng used to meet Jing Ke last year, the etiquette used to meet the envoys of Chu State this time is a little lower, and the one sent to meet the envoys of Chu State was not the Zuo Prime Minister, but Li Si.

Although Li Si was the favored minister of the King of Qin, his official position was no more than that of a long history. Letting him meet the envoy of Chu clearly showed the superior status of the Qin State.

"The envoy of Chu sees..."

Zhao Tuo saw that following the voice of the minister of ceremonies, the main and deputy envoys of Chu State held the map, walked into the hall, and walked forward quickly amidst the sound of "trending".

"This person……"

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

The two envoys of the Chu State walked in front of an old man with a high crown and gray beard and hair. He is short in stature, with a flattering smile on his face, he should be Songyang Jun Jingzhao, the envoy of Chu State.

The man walking behind Jing Zhao was the one Zhao Tuo really paid attention to.

He is tall and strong, even taller than Wang Li beside him.

In particular, his eyes are piercing, and his burly body props up his clothes, as if a giant is walking forward.

Not only Zhao Tuo, but even Wang Li beside him became nervous. The two stared at the burly Chu man, ready to draw their swords whenever the other party made any changes.

The man also seemed to feel something, and his eyes swept around Wang Li and Zhao Tuo, especially when he saw Zhao Tuo's young face, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Such a half-child can also be the king's guard, it seems that the Qin State also relies on connections to rise to the top.

"Foreign minister Jing Zhao, pay homage to the king."

"Foreign Minister Xiang Qu, pay homage to the King."

Zhao Tuo frowned. When he heard the surname "Xiang", he couldn't help but think of a famous person.

not him.

Zhao Tuo's body relaxed again. If I remember correctly, that guy is still a kid under ten years old.

"When Wang Jian attacks Chu, if there is a chance, he can kill that guy in advance."

Zhao Tuo said to himself.

At this time, the two envoys of the Chu State had already finished their ceremony and sat down behind the case.

"Why did the Chu envoy come?"

Qin Wangzheng asked knowingly.

Jing Zhao hurriedly bowed respectfully and said, "My lord, my king wants to reconcile with the state of Qin and regain the old alliance between Qin and Chu. Now I would like to offer the land west of Qingyang to the state of Qin as a token of sincerity, and please accept it with a smile."

Qin Wangzheng smiled coldly. He naturally knew what Chu Wang's plan was. It was nothing more than hoping to seek peace with the land in exchange for time to integrate Chu's internal affairs, and at the same time, Qin could not find an excuse to attack Chu.

For Qin Wangzheng, the state of Chu would definitely be destroyed.

But he would not be foolish enough to refuse the land offered by the other party.

"Since that's the case, Zhao Tuo, get the map."

Qin Wangzheng said lightly, the deputy envoy of Chu State is so strong, naturally he would not let the other party come forward to offer a picture.

"only."

Zhao Tuo agreed, and strode towards Jing Zhao.

"Here is the map, please inspect it, Your Majesty."

With a smile, Jing Zhao held the map in both hands and presented it to Zhao Tuo, with the utmost respect in his words.

Zhao Tuo nodded, and was about to reach out to take the map, but found that another big hand had already grasped the map.

Xiang Qu.