Qin Official

In mid-September, the thirty-fourth year of the First Emperor of Qin, it was already very cold in Shanggu County in late autumn. Silk and linen could not block the bleak autumn wind at all. You had to wrap yourself in fur clothes to keep warm. However, fur clothes were expensive and only the rich could afford them. In the past few years, woolen clothing was introduced from the west. At first, it was only used by soldiers, but gradually it also spread to the people.

In Juyang City, Shanggu County, the door of a small courtyard was hurriedly pushed open, and a middle-aged scribe wearing a woolen coat walked in. He took a few steps into the house, where a fire was lit. A man dressed as a servant was Shivering and warming himself by the fire.

The middle-aged scribe grabbed the warm wine, took a sip, said something cheerful, wiped his mouth, and said to the old slave: "Mr. Han, the First Emperor of Qin has indeed come to visit Yandi and has arrived in Guangyang County!"

The middle-aged scribe Kuai Che is from Fanyang County, Yan District. Since Fan Yang had a brief contact with Fusu, Kuai Che ran to Shanggu. After a year of wandering, he finally found his target: Han Zhong!

The person in front of me dressed as an old slave is Han Zhong, the alchemist who has been missing for three years after the incident of trapping the warlock. Han Zhong is different from other warlocks. He is originally from a Korean noble family, and he is also the third person prepared by King Han to save Han: the first two are Han Fei and Zheng Guo.

It was a pity that Han had already perished before he entered Qin. Han finally concealed his identity and intended to offer poison to avenge Han, but he never did so.

Now, when he heard that Qin Shihuang was coming, Han Zhong immediately raised his head: "Then the tyrant dares to come to Yan. Aren't you afraid that the Yan people will follow Junan's example and assassinate him again?"

"Is there anyone else in Yan State who will take the lead and preside over this matter?"

Kuai Che said with a sneer: "The entire family of the Yan Kingdom was slaughtered more than ten years ago. Now all the five kingdoms have royal princes and grandsons running for the restoration of the country, but Yan is really the only one who died cleanly. !”

Qin Shihuang did not kill all the royal families of the five kings, with the exception of the Yan Kingdom. Perhaps the assassinations of Prince Dan and Jing Ke of Yan offended his anger. It is said that after Wang Ben captured Liaodong, he killed dozens of men, women, and children from the Yan royal family. They were all driven into the Yanshui and drowned...

"Therefore, Yan's rebellion against Qin cannot rely on those dead princes and grandsons."

Kuai Che pointed at Han Zhong and then at himself: "You have to rely on us."

"Relying on you and me, a foreign alchemist in trouble, a strategist with ulterior motives?"

Han Zhong was stunned and didn't take it to heart at all. Kuai Che was worried about the world being in chaos and had been teasing him for a long time after finding him.

Kuai Che had his own plan. He said: "Although I don't know the route of Qin Shihuang's parade, there is a place he must go to."

"where?"

"Jieshi Palace!"

As a magician, you must know Jieshi Palace, because like Zhifu, it is a holy place for seeking immortals.

Decades ago, Zou Yan, a native of Qi State, escaped the tyranny of King Min of Qi and went to Yan to join King Zhao of Yan. King Zhao of Yan supported Hui as a pioneer and asked him to be his disciple and receive his inheritance. He also built a Jieshi Palace for Zou Yan near Jieshi Mountain on the seaside.

It was in the majestic Jieshi Palace near the sea that Zou Yan finally completed his "Yin Yang and Five Elements" and "Great Nine States" theories.

For a time, Song Wuji, Zhengboqiao, Chongshang and Yanqi Yezhu, who were all members of the Xian family, all went to visit Zou Yan's family, listened to his lectures, and used the knowledge of the Yin and Yang family to package themselves. The rural shamans transformed into Fang Xiandao and began to Pretending to seek immortality and immortality for King Yan Zhao...

Of course, the result was that after taking the pills offered by Fang Warlocks, King Yan Zhao died earlier than normal. Strategists were still suspicious of this, thinking that these Fang Warlocks were afraid that they were spies of Qi State and came here deliberately. Kill King Yan Zhao with medicine so that Qi can have a chance to restore the country...

That is all in the past. Kuai Che analyzed that although Qin Shihuang tricked the magicians, he still never forgot about immortality. It is said that the sea immortals often visit Jieshi, so he must go to Jieshi Palace.

"Jieshi is also a good harbor. If my prediction is correct, the army of Fusu's Eastern Expedition should return to Jieshi from the sea and offer prisoners to Qin Shihuang."

"What's the use of knowing where Qin Shihuang is going?"

Han Zhong sneered: "Do you and I want to stab him with swords? After Junan's assassination, the Qin people were even more vigilant. Not to mention assassination, even getting close is not easy."

"If we want to bring chaos to Qin, can we only use medicine and swords?"

Kuai Che said gloomily: "You can still use words!"

Words are what strategists are best at. They can alienate monarchs and ministers, turn brothers against each other, and create rifts between father and son. Sometimes, they can hurt people more easily than swords.

Han Zhong shuddered, while Kuai Che laughed: "I have a plan. With just one sentence, Qin can be in chaos for a while and cause endless disasters! Now go through Shanggu, just in time to catch up!"

After saying that, he whispered in Han Zhong's ear. Han Zhong was shocked, stood up, rubbed his hands and said: "Your idea may be possible, but the problem is..."

He looked at Kuai Che: "Who is going?"

Kuai Che spread his hands and said matter-of-factly: "Of course it's you, Mr. Han. This is a great opportunity to avenge Han."

Han Zhong jumped to his feet: "I am a wanted criminal. Maybe I will be killed without even being able to see Qin Shi Huang's face. Han Guang, who took me in, will also be implicated."

Han Guang was an official of Shanggu County and a distant branch of the Korean clan. When Han Zhong was young and studying alchemy in Yanqi, he had friendship with him. After he was wanted, he had no choice but to take him in. Han Guang also wanted to rebel against Qin. , but has been dormant.

Kuai Che finally saw it. Han Zhong kept saying that he wanted to avenge Han, but when the critical moment came, he hesitated and sneered: "It seems that I have found the wrong person."

"I'm not afraid of death."

Han Zhongqiang argued: "It's just that the time has not come yet, it's better to wait. Furthermore, my identity as a member of the Han family has been exposed, and the people of Qin will be suspicious. If this matter is done by Lu Ao or An Qisheng, it may be even worse." wonderful……"

Kuai Che was surprised. He originally wanted An Qisheng to help, but the old man was a slicker and kicked the ball to Han Zhong. Now, Han Zhong was going to throw this hot potato to others again?

Kuai Che also had a headache. No wonder these alchemists were good at chess, but they were beaten to pieces. It was really not enough to fight against them.

Alas, his demands are high, and he is just messing up the world. Is it so difficult?

But he still asked: "Where is Lu Sheng?"

Han Zhong whispered: "Lu Sheng has gone further than me."

Then he pointed to the north: "Donghu!"

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"Heavy rain falls on the quiet swallows, white waves surge into the sky, and fishing boats are seen outside Qinhuangdao. There is no ocean in sight. I don't know which way to go..."

On the last day of September, which was also the last day of Qin Shi Huang’s thirty-fourth year, a ship from Haidong was sailing on the Bohai Sea, getting closer and closer to Jieshi, which would later become Qinhuangdao. Hei Fu couldn’t help but think about his past life. A poem he liked very much.

Of course, this place can't be called Qinhuangdao yet, because Qin Shihuang hasn't been here yet!

After the Haidong Campaign, according to the plan, more than a thousand people were left to garrison, of which a thousand were left in Hancheng, and a hundred were left in Lintun Xiaoyi, which was named "Hancheng" by Heifu. Liu Ji was treated like a 500-year-old.

Then, Ren Xiao's large ship carried Fusu and four thousand soldiers. Some of them went directly to Jiaodong, while the rest were taken to Jieshi in Yandi. They were to wait for the arrival of His Majesty the First Emperor of Qin to sacrifice prisoners and chiefs for this The expedition came to a perfect end, and North Korea would also send Prince Ji Zhun to visit Qin Shihuang and request tribute from the North.

"Tomorrow will be the thirty-fifth year of Qin Shihuang!"

Heifu began to count the time again. This year, he ran between Jiaodong and Haidong, and finally assisted Fusu, ending the Northern War without any danger. However, the Southern Campaign was still in full swing, and I don’t know what the outcome will be?

Hei Fu is not optimistic about the future of the world. He only feels that as the year comes to an end, the hand holding the neck of the world seems to be a little tighter...

He glanced at another building ship that was advancing together. Fusu was on it, looking at Jieshi from a distance. The young master was getting thinner and thinner. After the battle, Fusu was unusually silent. He didn't know what he was thinking, but there was a scar on his forehead. The forehead lines are more obvious.

"How much do you worry about me?"

Heifu couldn't help but secretly complain. Sometimes, the more he knew, the more worried he became, so he could only relieve the pressure by changing place names and making fun jokes.

He admitted that Fusu had grown a lot after the war, but could he bear this huge burden?

The building ship quickly docked, and Jieshi had a dock. Hundreds of years ago, it was the starting point of the route around the Bohai Sea. But now, it has been far away from Qi Di, especially Jiaodong.

As soon as we got off the boat, there was an envoy from Qin Shihuang waiting for us, and it was Yang Huan, an old acquaintance.

"The eldest son, the governor of Wei County."

Yang Zhen greeted me with a smile: "Your Majesty will arrive tomorrow. Please ask me to come to Jieshi Palace to arrange accommodation, food and clothing."

The three of them greeted each other and talked while walking. When Yang Min talked about the people who inspected this time, he mentioned something that both Fusu and Heifu were very concerned about:

"This time not only the civil and military officials, but also Young Master Hu Hai are traveling with Your Majesty!"

"Why is Hu Hai here..."

Heifu glanced at Fusu. In the past, Fusu would have been surprised. But this time, he didn't show any emotion. He just nodded and said with a smile that not only could he see his father, but he could also see his younger brother. What a joy.

If he had said this to Fusu two years ago, Heifu would have thought it was truly from the bottom of his heart. But now, although Fusu was smiling, there was no joy in his eyes.

"My acting skills are still not good."

This was Heifu's comment. He casually asked about another character who had superb acting skills and taught him many life lessons.

"Is Lieutenant Ye Ting here too?"

Yang Huan stopped and looked at Hei Fu with a strange expression.

"Weijun doesn't know yet?"

Heifu's heart tightened and he had an ominous premonition: "What do you know!?"

Yang Wei said: "Ye Tingwei became seriously ill in autumn and was unable to make the trip. He stayed in Xianyang!"