Daqin: Qin Shihuang can hear my heart

Chapter 96
An hour later, Wang Ben reported that the villain was very cunning and had already planned his escape route and could not track him down.

Such news was not surprising to Li Zhao. According to historical records, Zhang Liang escaped smoothly after the assassination failed, even if Qin Shihuang sent heavy troops, it would not help.

"Marquis Tongwu, we must thoroughly investigate to the end no matter what, and we must not let the criminals go unpunished," Ying Zheng ordered, turning his head to look at Li Si and Zhao Gao one by one, "I have written down the crimes of the two of you."

When the two heard this, they broke out in a cold sweat.

What does note down mean?They can think of thousands of meanings, each of which is definitely not a good thing, that is to say, they have lost weight in His Majesty's heart.

If His Majesty dealt with them immediately, it might not scare them, but remember, it is a bad omen.For a moment, the two felt awkward.

"The villain is so rampant, it must be God's blame, get up, go to Kuaiji Mountain immediately to worship, and pray for God's forgiveness."

Ying Zheng gave the order, and the team set off again.

Feudal society is superstitious, and Ying Zheng is even more so. He blamed this on heaven for punishment.

Therefore, the team did not dare to stay any longer and set off immediately.

Wang Ben's vigilance has increased a lot. In addition to sending a small number of soldiers to track down the villains, he also sent many scouts, so he must be foolproof.

"Are you going to Kuaiji?" Li Zhao felt relieved when he heard the imperial order.

Kuaiji is the only way to go on the fifth east tour. That is to say, the historical route has only changed a little, not completely. The purpose of going to Kuaiji is to sacrifice, and there will be no accidents in historical records.

Zhang Liangbo Langsha's assassination was just for revenge, and he disappeared after he failed. Presumably there will be no more assassinations.

Thinking of this, he flicked the whip to make the horse go faster and followed.

Along the way, we landed at Danyang, arrived at Qiantang, and then crossed the river to Kuaiji and climbed Kuaiji Mountain.

As expected, Li Zhao was completely relieved.

Sacrifice has strict rituals, and Xiao Zhao, as a priest, naturally assumes the responsibility of the master.

Halfway through the sacrifice, guards suddenly came to report that bandits appeared at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain and surrounded the exit of the mountain, saying that if you want to go down the mountain, you must pay the toll.

When Li Zhao heard this, he was rather amused. The behavior of these people was so absurd. They even blocked the way and robbed the emperor. Didn't they realize that there was a large army following them?
Ying Zheng was furious when he heard this, and shook his sleeves fiercely.

"Tongwuhou, immediately lead a thousand troops to destroy them."

"Promise!" Wang Ben took the order and ordered 1000 generals to lead the army away.

"Your Majesty, it's just bandits and savages. Don't take it to heart, so as not to affect your piety. General Wang Ben has experienced many battles and will definitely wipe out the bandits."

Seeing Ying Zheng's stern face, Xiao Zhao quickly eased the atmosphere.

Wang Ben also came over and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, maybe the bandits in the mountains and fields don't know my Daqin teacher. Don't worry, a thousand generals have already arrived, and the bandits will be taken down in less than half an hour."

Li Si had always been uneasy, and when he had a chance to speak, he quickly agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty, those are just grasshoppers jumping around for a while, don't let it affect your mood, the sacrifice is important."

Hearing what everyone said, Ying Zheng felt a little relieved, and continued to sacrifice.

Sacrifice, what is important is sincerity, and having whimsical ideas is disrespectful to the ancestors. Ying Zheng knows this well, and he no longer thinks about bandits.

The foot of the mountain is several miles away from the mountain, and what happens down there can't be heard here at all, so naturally it won't affect the sacrifices here.

Soon, most of the sacrifices were over.

Li Si and Zhao Gao became very low-key and followed Ying Zheng all the time, hoping to serve His Majesty and make up for His Majesty's distrust of them.

Tatata!
Suddenly, someone rushed towards him, and even the people who were concentrating on offering sacrifices could hear them clearly.

"Who is making such noise?" Ying Zheng asked displeasedly when he heard footsteps.

Wang Ben turned his head and saw that it was a soldier, his face immediately pulled down, and he rushed to get angry, "Reckless, why are you so reckless?"

When the soldier saw that the general was angry, he stopped in his stride, but couldn't hide his panicked expression.

"General, no, it's not good."

This soldier was a scout, and did not participate in the extermination of the bandits, but was only responsible for sending the message.

"What happened?" Wang Ben narrowed his eyes and stared at the scout.

The scout hurriedly said, but hesitated, "I have a thousand soldiers. There is no sound at all."

"No sound at all? What do you mean?" Wang Ben was startled and asked.

The "this" scout was at a loss. In fact, he was scouting on the high ground and did not follow Qian Jun. When Qian Jun stepped down the mountain and heard a burst of strange sounds, Qian Jun lost his voice. How did he lose it? , he did not see.

"I don't know about the humble, I only know that Qianjun turned and entered the foot of the mountain, and then heard a strange sound, and finally there was no news."

"I'm afraid of deceit when I'm humble, and I didn't go to investigate, so I came back to report immediately."

Wang Ben frowned.

This situation is very strange, you must know that they are thousands of troops, they are well equipped, they are just thieves, how can they be made to disappear without a sound.

He felt that the situation was serious and reported it to the king immediately.

"You mean to say that only hearing strange voices, Qianjun is gone?" Ying Zheng thought about this, and other people talked about it.

This situation is really strange, Qianjun, even in the face of thousands of horses, can cause some disturbances, but in the face of bandits, they are so vulnerable that even the traces of fighting have not been revealed.

"Will Qianjun change his strategy and sneak into the den of thieves in order to destroy them all?" Zhao Gao speculated.

Everyone shook their heads at this thought. Even if Qian Jun entered the den of thieves quietly, there would always be a movement, but there would be a strange noise, and there would be no news. This should not be the case.

"No matter what, we must never let the thousands of troops disappear for no reason. Marquis Tongwu, immediately mobilize the army to wipe out the thieves, leaving no one behind." Ying Zheng said sharply, and issued an order for a general attack.

He was really angry.

But without waiting for Wang Ben to react, Li Si volunteered, "Your Majesty, you are just a mere bandit. There is no need to mobilize a large army. If you give me two thousand troops, I will definitely capture the head of the bandit and let your Majesty send it down."

Although Li Si was a literary general, he had to go all out, but his status in the eyes of the emperor had seriously declined. He had to seize every opportunity to make the emperor change his bad opinion of him.

"You?" Ying Zheng took a deep look at Li Si, but didn't make a decision for a while.

"Your Majesty, I feel that Li Xiang is competent, and please assist Li Xiang to take down the bandits in one fell swoop." Zhao Gao didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he knelt down and begged.

Li Zhao looked at it with a strange look on his face, a prime minister and an eunuch leading the army to fight?This seemed a bit nondescript, but he didn't say anything.

Ying Zheng thought for a while, his eyes wandered over the two of them, and he still waved his hands to make a decision.

"Forget it! Although the thieves are strange, they must be nothing more than that. You two act cautiously and make sure to capture the leader of the thieves. I want to see who is so bold."

"No!" The two agreed in unison, with joy on their faces.

Therefore, the two thousand troops dispatched and slowly descended the mountain, which can be described as cautious.

"Wang Ben, send out half of the scouts immediately, and be sure to learn all about the situation at the foot of the mountain."

"No!" Wang Ben took the order and immediately sent four scouts to investigate the situation of the thief in four directions.

At this moment, the emperor had no mood to sacrifice, and stood high on the top of the mountain, never taking his eyes off the mountain for a moment.

Half an hour later, he frowned, because Li Si and the others could no longer be seen down the mountain, let alone other strange things.

"Li Zhao, tell me who is causing the trouble?"

Li Zhao was startled, not knowing how to speak.

Based on his understanding of history, it seems that nothing unexpected happened to the east tour team offering sacrifices in Kuaiji Mountain. He doesn't know who is causing the trouble!

"Your Majesty, I don't know." He could only answer truthfully.

Yingzheng was helpless, his eyes became sharp, as if two rays of light penetrated down the mountain, knowing the situation down the mountain.

"Report!"

Another half an hour later, a scout came in a hurry, "Your Majesty, general, Li Xiang led two thousand troops and disappeared."

"What? Lost his trace again?" Wang Ben was startled, his face was extremely ugly, and when he looked at His Majesty again, his eyes glared angrily, and a terrifying aura enveloped everyone.

The air was silent.

"Are there any strange noises?"

"Your Majesty, it's still that strange voice. This time it lasted for a long time, and it seems that there is still a scream." The scout dared not hide it.

"Scream?" Ying Zheng's eyes were like lightning, and he stood there like a benchmark, the atmosphere was extremely cramped, "Is there anything else?"

The scout quickly knelt down and replied shyly, "No, no."

"What are you doing? Two thousand troops have been thrown into the battlefield, and there is no news at all."

"Wang Ben, is this the capability of your army?"

Ying Zheng glared at Wang Ben.

Wang Ben trembled, and quickly knelt down, "I will immediately lead the army to rescue, vowing to destroy the bandits."

But at this moment, another scout came to report.

"Your Majesty, General, there is a situation, there is a situation."

"Li Xiang and CRRC Fuling are back."

Ah!
Everyone was pleasantly surprised, maybe they won when they came back.

All eyes immediately looked down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, there are a few figures swaying, rushing up the mountain in a hurry, maybe they were injured, and their staggering can be seen faintly.

When he saw it clearly, Ying Zheng's face turned dark, and Wang Ben was so nervous that he dared not speak out.

They didn't win, it was the remnants.

Running wildly, no, they were fleeing, and it was Li Si and the two who fled back. They were panicked, and it seemed extremely difficult to walk. Looking behind them, although there were some soldiers following them one after another, there were less than a hundred of them.

Judging from their embarrassment, they must be ambushed, which is very tragic.

"Your Majesty" Li Si fled back, and as soon as he came to Ying Zheng, he felt like a deflated balloon. He couldn't lift his energy, and said tremblingly, "There is an ambush by bandits. I am a great Qin warrior. The sharp warrior is too horrible to look at."

Li Si pretended to be choked up, trying his best to look miserable.

Ying Zheng stared deeply, glanced at the remnant soldiers, suppressed his anger and asked, "Tell me specifically."

Li Si tried his best to look terrified, to show that he really encountered something very powerful.

In fact, the thieves they encountered were very powerful.

"As soon as I led two thousand troops to the foot of the mountain, hundreds of people rushed out from the hiding place. These people were all dressed as farmers, but they held strange things in their hands. I thought it was just a bluffing tool for bandits, so I ordered Capture, how do you know that the bandits are not moving, but there are bursts of noises?"

"Then, I fell towards Ruishi."

(End of this chapter)