Qin Official

A few days later, in Tan County, Donghai County, amid lightning and thunder, the broken door of the dark and abandoned Tanzi Temple was pushed open with a creak. In addition to the statue of Tanzi solemnly bowing, there were two more shadows in the temple.

They had met here more than once, and they quickly recognized each other by the light of lightning flashing across the night sky outside.

"Captain Zhongli, have you heard that the tyrant is dead!"

The younger man had a bun on his head and carried a long sword on his body. He was probably a light knight. He said this with an obvious Ludian accent, and his voice was hoarse with excitement.

"Seriously? Is Qin Shihuang really dead?"

The voice of the other person was much deeper and more steady. He spoke the dialect of Quxian, Donghai County, and his hair was loose. In the Qin Dynasty, people with such hair style were of low status, either as mediocre servants or farm laborers. Look, He is not tall and does not carry large weapons, but he can burst out with huge power at any time.

"Absolutely true!"

Lu Di Qingxia was very excited: "I heard that what happened in Junan, more than a hundred miles north of here, was that the emperor's car was attacked and he was killed on the spot!"

"No wonder there was a sudden martial law in Donghai County today. There were several times more soldiers patrolling the road. I almost couldn't get through."

The middle-aged man known as "Zhongli Village Chief" pondered, and then asked:

"Tian Zhong. Where did you get the news?"

Tian Zhong responded: "My fellow Qingxia friends said that they... have connections with Langya."

Although the Qin Dynasty banned knight-errants, they were only allowed in Guanzhong, Nanjun, and Jiaodong where Heifu was the leader. In other places, they were banned repeatedly. They pretended to be obedient people during the day, and gathered a few people to cause trouble at night. There were few local Qin officials. , the local officials turned a blind eye to these young men, so the light knights still had room to survive.

Tian Zhong, for example, often travels back and forth between the three areas of Langya, Xue County and Donghai, and is very familiar with the news in the three counties.

Tian Zhong began to vividly talk about what he had learned. It was said that although the emperor's chariot was tightly protected, the hero who could not resist the assassination had the courage of ten thousand people. He flew up high in Maolin, and the tyrant Zhao Zheng was killed along with his chariot. Beat into powder...

Of course, the facts cannot be so exaggerated, and there is no news that the emperor is dead. The government is silent on this, and only enforces martial law and arrests people.

But "Zhongli Village Chief" just listened quietly without interrupting, and finally said calmly:

"Whether this matter is true or not, I'm afraid that the Qin officials will soon search the counties and counties to find the assassin. You and I should not meet each other these days. Be careful about your activities on weekdays. Don't let the Qin officials catch the clue before it's too late. If you do great things, you will die at the hands of noble officials."

"Understood!"

Tian Zhong rubbed his hands and asked: "Captain Zhongli, if this matter is true, what should we do?"

"How to do it?"

The commander of Zhongli Village laughed. He stood up and walked behind the wooden Tanzi statue. After groping for a while, he actually took out a bright sword. Looking at the style, it was obviously a Chu sword!

In the wave of collecting soldiers from all over the world and forging twelve golden men, all the Chu swords among the people were confiscated, and few people dared to wear them.

At this time, another thunderbolt flashed outside, and a bright light suddenly appeared, illuminating his eyes!

Under his eyes were white teeth: "If it is true that Qin Shihuang is dead, then this is a rare opportunity for the six countries! Zhongli Mei's sword that has been hidden for a long time can be used again! The hatred of our country, ruined family, and being reduced to gangsters for eight years can be avenged!"

The lightning passed away in a flash and when darkness returned to the temple, Zhongli Mei had hidden his sword again and asked Tian Zhongdao: "The world is so big, in the six kingdoms, there are so many people who want to kill tyrants. The one who assassinated Qin in Junan Who is the warrior?"

Tian Zhong didn't know, he shook his head and said: "I don't know, that man did things very secretly. I heard that he ran away after doing it, and the emperor's guards went around asking for him. However, the news of the tyrant's assassination came out even though the government tried its best to hide it. One spread spread to ten, ten spread to hundreds, and now it has spread throughout three counties..."

Zhongli Mei couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity. If I could meet that hero, I would definitely thank him twice!"

"The first bow is to thank him for avenging the Chu Kingdom's destruction. The second bow is to thank him for removing a huge mountain from the heads of the survivors of the Six Kingdoms!"

…

As Zhong Lizhen said, the assassination of Qin Shihuang caused an uproar in Donghai, Langya and other counties. After searching for the assassins in Junan to no avail, Qin Shihuang's chariot arrived at Tan County, Donghai County as usual, but the emperor did not show up immediately. He only ordered Prime Minister Li Si, Ting Wei Ye Teng and other large officials to search for the assassins' accomplices for ten days!

In ten days, Dasuo went through almost all the counties from the inside out, which made the already tense relations between officials and people in each county even more discordant.

Lang Weijun and his county soldiers could be seen everywhere, digging up the earth and seizing suspicious people. The whole society was highly tense. In addition, the news of Qin Shihuang's assassination was spread by unknown sources, which made people panic. The people in the market either thought that Qin Shihuang was dead, or thought that he was just injured. At this time, although the government said that the emperor had a long life and was unscathed, the people did not believe it. …

These rumors, which were not known to be true or false, gradually spread in all directions under the spread of caring people. At the same time, Bian County, Xue County, a hundred miles away from the center of the whirlpool, welcomed an unusual guest.

Bian County is located at the foot of Yimeng Mountain, which lies between Langya and Xue County. The mountains are high and steep, with continuous peaks and towering ancient trees. The Yimeng River lingers like a belt at the foot of the mountain.

The forest here still maintains its original state. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the most famous story of Bian District was "Bian Zhuangzi stabbed the tiger". It is conceivable that Bian District must be a wild place full of wild beasts and a good place to avoid harsh government. The official Qin Dynasty It is true that officials rarely come here.

There are some hunters' huts in the mountains with thatched roofs and yellow mud walls, where hunters who make a living in the mountains live. But just recently, a well-known hero came here quietly and lived in a single-family Orion house, staying there for half a month...

This person's name is Zhu Jia, a great hero from Lu. He was named Ren Xia more than ten years ago. After Qin destroyed Chu and took over the land of Lu, the Zhu family took advantage of the fact that they lived near Yimeng Mountain and were inaccessible to people. They hid a large number of powerful men who were attacked by Qin and people from the six countries who fled. Chu people who fled from Huaiyang and the East China Sea often passed through This place entered Qi State.

In those few years, the Zhu family hid and rescued dozens of heroes, and countless other ordinary people were rescued.

But the Zhu family has always kept a low profile, never showing off their benevolence and righteousness to gain fame like ordinary light knights. The Zhu family also avoided those people to whom he had given charity, fearing to see them again.

The reasons are: first, the Zhu family believes that he does things purely out of chivalry and does not expect anything in return; second, he does not want to be implicated...

On weekdays, the Zhu family also likes to show that they have no money, no clothes, no food, and they ride in a shabby cart pulled by oxen. This does not attract the attention of the government at all. The Qin officials from outside just think that he is an honest hunter.

However, in the underworld, the reputation of the Zhu family has spread far and wide. When it comes to his reputation, everyone will raise their thumbs and praise him for "serving others' needs and seeking his own selfishness."

So everyone respected it as "Zhu Xinling", which was only as famous as Canghaijun of "Overseas Mengchang".

Secretly, there are hundreds of Qi Chu Qingxia who are willing to work for the Zhu family. Although they have no name as masters and servants, they are willing to serve their fathers and are a hidden force in the local area.

But now, the Zhu family is wearing tattered leather clothes, a simple hat, and a single bow on their back, looking like ordinary hunters.

For ten days, he hid among the pines and cypresses of Yimeng Mountain every day, staring at a path from sunrise to sunset, letting mosquitoes and flies bite him, not knowing who he was waiting for.

Finally, on the seventh day of March, in the remote mountains of Yimeng, a scholar in plain clothes stumbled out. One of his shoes was missing, and there were many wounds scratched by thorns on his body, but the dagger in his hand was... But he didn't relax at all.

The Zhu family squinted their eyes, and after confirming again and again, they made a few bird calls and revealed their figures.

The middle-aged scholar seemed to be relieved when he saw the Zhu family. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and was about to say hello to him, but fell to the ground in vain...

…

When Zhang Liang woke up, it was already night outside, and he was no longer in the Orion hut on the mountainside. Instead, he was moved to the Zhu family's small manor hidden in a deep stream. Some people from the six countries who were helped by the Zhu family lost their country. I can only stay here, willing to eat and sleep in the open air and be his guest.

"The guest has returned."

The Zhu family put on a smart outfit, looked at Zhang Liang and nodded, then stood up solemnly, bowed to Zhang Liang and bowed to the ground!

"The great deeds done by Zifang have been spread throughout Langya, Xue County, and Donghai. Now the imperial court is searching the world and is determined to catch you!"

The Zhu family showed admiration in their eyes: "The other generation still doesn't know that the person who assassinated the First Emperor in Junan was Zhang Zifang, a Korean!"

Zhang Liang is one of the few friends from the Zhu family who still keeps in touch after helping him once. He helped Zhang Liang move from Chu to Qi. Many years later, Zhang Liang came back and was accompanied by a strong man who seemed to be from Haidongyi and didn't speak much.

My brother died without being buried, and he planned for ten years. He returned home from Lord Canghai, and personally traveled all over Qi, Lu, Yan, and Zhao, looking for suitable places. He ambushed him several times and failed to make a move.

The Zhu family knew that Zhang Liang had great ambitions, and readily agreed to help. He helped Zhang Liang build a large iron spine, and then left the strong man with a big appetite to hide in Yimeng Mountain. Zhang Liang's whereabouts have been mysterious in the past few years. He came back several times to take the warriors out, and returned empty-handed several times. Unexpectedly, in the last ambush, he finally took action!

If you don't move, it's gone. If you move, blood will flow for five steps. The world is pure!

However, at this moment, in Zhang Liang's eyes, there was no joy after the assassination, only sadness and confusion that the Zhu family had never seen before.

"Big Tiezhu is dead."

Ever since the fall of Korea and the death of his own brother at the hands of the Qin army, Zhang Liang had not been so sad for a long time. He sighed:

"My calculations were not careful enough. The Qin soldiers were chasing me faster than I thought. In order to let me escape, Da Tiezhu ran south to attract the attention of the Qin soldiers..."

Zhang Liang still remembers that when he found that they could not escape together, Da Tiezhu turned around resolutely and left only one sentence.

"A gentleman's life is more useful than mine!"

His resolute figure reminded Zhang Liang that in history, it was inevitable for a soldier to win the title after death, and the way to die was to marry someone...

Zhang Liang could only watch helplessly. The big iron spine was exhausted and died from an arrow. The body fell down like a hill. The Qin soldiers surrounded him and kept rising and falling with spears in hand.

"There are also loyal and brave people among the barbarians!"

Zhang Liang wiped away his tears and continued to hide in the mist of the mountains. According to his memory, he went on the road and hid in Tibet. He finally returned to Yimeng Mountain at the place agreed with the Zhu family.

But unlike Zhang Liang's imagination, after the vertebra was thrown, he was not as relaxed as getting revenge.

After five steps of bloodshed, the world will become pure, and what will follow may be millions of floating corpses, bleeding for thousands of miles...

"Am I doing this right or wrong?"

Zhang Liang shook his head and told himself not to think about it. He still believed that an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth was a natural and right thing to do, and blood could only be wiped away with blood!

He has only taken the first step now, to assassinate Qin and take revenge. Among Zhang Liang's goals in life, there is also the big ambition of "restoring Han" that needs to be completed!

Besides, there are still very important things that have not been confirmed yet...

By chance, the Zhu family also asked about that matter, and he whispered to Zhang Liang:

"Zifang, let me ask you, is Qin Shi Huangdi dead or not?"

Zhang Liang raised his head helplessly: "I once heard that Bian Zhuangzi stabbed a tiger, but that was when two tigers were fighting. Only when they were tired could they take advantage of the gap. If a warrior wants to shoot a majestic tiger, he will fire his crossbow and escape. If the tiger does not die, it will be angry and chase it away. How can people dare to look back and look at it before it is too late to run away?"

He smiled bitterly and said: "The same goes for us. Things happened too fast at that time. I only know that the iron vertebra hit one of the six golden root cars, which probably destroyed the car and killed everyone. As for whether Qin Shihuang was in the car, was he dead or injured? I I don’t know, does Zhu Daxia believe it?”