Zhao Tuo sat on the deputy envoy's carriage, looking at the rapidly receding scenery on both sides of the road, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Driving is not as fun as taking a car.
Looking at the driver in front of him, who was concentrating on handling the bridle and riding the horse, he actually felt envious.
Since that day in the fierce fight in the forest, Zhao Tuo was forced by Jing Ke to kill Qin Wuyang. After leaving the bamboo forest, he changed his mind and became the deputy envoy of the motorcade.
As for Qin Wuyang.
As a descendant of an aristocratic family of the Yan State, he did not want the King of Yan to use this land to beg for peace from the Qin people because his family had a large amount of land assets in the Dukang area.
In addition, he had a good relationship with Fan Yuqi, a surrendered general of the Qin State, and he had the heart to avenge him.
For this reason, Qin Wuyang colluded with Han Nan, a knight-errant who had national hatred, and secretly conspired with Dai Wang Jia to attack the convoy in order to sabotage the peace talks between Yan and Qin.
When the matter was successfully discovered, it emerged that Seung-sung was killed that night, and Han Nan wanted to blame Zhao Tuo. However, Zhao Tuo was unexpectedly clever and exposed it on the spot.
After Han Nan's death, Qin Wuyang suppressed his desire to destroy and continued to look for opportunities to take action. However, as the convoy entered Qin's territory, the chances became slimmer and slimmer.
After all, Qin Wuyang couldn't bear it any longer, and just this morning he tried to assassinate the envoy Jing Ke, hoping to make the peace talks between Yan and Qin fail.
Fortunately, the charioteer Zhao Tuo noticed it, and Qin Wuyang's plot failed, and he was beheaded by Jing Ke on the spot.
For diplomatic relations between countries, there must be two envoys and deputy envoys. Jing Ke made a temporary decision. Although Zhao Tuo was young, he was wise and courageous and could take on the important task of deputy envoy.
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The above is what Jing Ke said about this matter.
This time the Yan envoy came to Qin, with Jing Ke as the chief envoy and Qin Wuyang as the deputy envoy. Logically speaking, they cannot be replaced at will.
But in fact, after leaving the Yan Kingdom, Jing Ke had the final say over the entire fleet, and he was the boss.
The elite guards of the Yan Kingdom only listened to the orders of the envoys. Their mission was to guard Fan Yuqi's head and the map of Dukang. Other than that, they did nothing else.
As for the rangers who were recruited, Jing Ke was originally a ranger. He was favored by Prince Dan of the Yan State and became a high minister. From then on, his reputation grew. The rangers would betray his reputation.
On the contrary, Qin Wuyang, who has always been arrogant and has never paid attention to the rangers due to generations of nobles, now disappears from the convoy, which makes people applaud.
Qin Wuyang turned into a corpse, and the convoy became Jing Ke's talking point. He said that whoever serves as deputy envoy will be the deputy envoy.
Even if some people have doubts in their hearts, at least no one dares to raise objections openly.
Zhao Tuo was quite uneasy at first, but he quickly got used to it.
The difference between being the deputy envoy of a motorcade and being the driver of a carriage is as big as heaven and earth.
Not only can you travel by car, you don’t have to work.
You can also eat meat every now and then and eat whatever you want.
For Zhao Tuo, who has never had a full meal since his rebirth, this welfare is better than anything else. As for the subsequent life and death issues, we can only think about it in the long term.
Zhao Tuo sent General Heng from the rear to the chariot and transferred him to the deputy envoy's chariot to serve as his charioteer.
One reason is that when you get rich, you can't forget your good brothers and let Heng eat meat and soup with you, so you don't have to chew the unpalatable dry rice.
Secondly, Heng was from Zhao just like me, so we had a good relationship. Although Heng's driving skills were not very good, if he wasn't good at it, he could practice it slowly. Being loyal to himself was the most important thing.
Zhao Tuo knew very well that many people in the team still harbored ill intentions towards him.
For example, Qiyang.
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The convoy moved westward, and half a day later a majestic and majestic Guancheng appeared in front of it.
Hangu Pass!
“It’s really a dangerous place!”
Zhao Tuo looked up and saw that Guancheng was sandwiched between two mountains. The terrain was so dangerous that one man could block the barrier and no one could open it.
This is the most important pass of the Qin State. It is surrounded by the plateau in the west, Juejian in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. Because it is as deep and dangerous as a letter, it is called Han Valley.
The Qin State relied on the danger of Hangu Pass to defeat the Guandong princes several times.
The so-called scholars of the Six Kingdoms used ten times the land and millions of people to knock on the pass and attack Qin. The Qin people blocked the pass to delay the enemy, and the divisions of the Nine Kingdoms patrolled and did not dare to advance. Qin had no arrowheads left to kill, and the world
The princes are already trapped.
Beyond Hangu Pass is Guandong.
The area within Hangu Pass is called Guanzhong, which is also known as the land of "Old Qin people" in later generations.
When the convoy arrived at Hangu Gate, people in the city went out to greet them and exchanged documents and records with the Qin army generals who had escorted them along the way.
Qin's laws are extremely detailed. The Qin army's daily actions must be strictly recorded. How many miles traveled in a day, where they went, and whether there were any casualties must be written down in the book. There must also be relevant handover records.
"Jing Qing, our mission has been accomplished, and I would like to say goodbye."
The generals of the Qin army completed the handover at Guancheng and came on horseback to bid farewell to Jing Ke.
This Qin army was assigned by General Wang Jian and escorted all the way from Zhongshan Camp to ensure the safety of the Yan State envoy's convoy.
When they arrive at Hangu Pass, the convoy will be picked up by people in the group, and they will return to Zhongshan Camp to resume their duties.
Without Xianyang's edict, no Qin army could enter the pass without permission.
After General Qin said goodbye to Jing Ke, he led his knights to leave. When he arrived at the auxiliary carriage, he slightly raised his hands and saluted Zhao Tuo.
"I've seen the general."
Zhao Tuo quickly returned the gift.
This Qin general was about twenty-five or six years old, with big eyes and thick eyebrows, a short beard under his chin, and a tall and muscular body under the armor, like an adult strong bull, very powerful.
Zhao Tuo knew that this Qin cavalry was an elite group selected by Wang Jian. It was well-equipped and well-disciplined.
They escorted the envoy's convoy from Zhongshan Camp to Hangu Pass. They only escorted and guided the convoy along the way and never talked privately with the people in the Yan State convoy. However, Zhao Tuo was sure that they were very aware of what happened to the convoy on the road.
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Especially when Qin Wuyang died and he replaced him as deputy envoy, this was definitely something that could not be hidden, but I don't know if Jing Ke's rhetoric could hide the past.
However, the Qin general did not interrogate the matter. He just nodded to Zhao Tuo and wanted to lead his team away.
Zhao Tuo was moved in his heart. He felt that this general of the Qin army acted very calmly. He would never ask questions about things that should not be asked, and he would definitely achieve success in the future.
He couldn't help but ask: "I don't know the general's name yet, can you tell me?"
General Qin turned around and said with a smile, "My name is Su Jiao."
Su Jiao?
Zhao Tuo watched the escorting Qin army go away, thoughtfully.
Su Jiao.
He had heard this name in his previous life.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the Chu and Han Dynasties, there were three Qin generals named Julu.
Wang Li, Shejian, Su Jiao.
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The person responsible for receiving the Yan envoys at Hangu Pass was Meng Yu, the fifth official of the Qin State.
This man is about forty years old, tall and thin, wearing a high crown and dark black clothes. He has an elegant posture and piercing eyes. At first glance, he is a shrewd person.
Sure enough, after the handover with Jing Ke, Meng Yu politely invited the convoy to enter the customs, but the other side started to get angry.
"I heard that your deputy envoy died on the road. The new envoy is a teenager. Why should he take on the important task of deputy envoy at such a young age?" Meng Yu glanced at Zhao Tuo and said with a smile.
He did not dwell on the death of Qin Wuyang, but attacked Zhao Tuo because of his age, as if he wanted to give the Yan envoy a disincentive.
Hearing this, Jing Ke did not answer, but turned to signal Zhao Tuo with his eyes.
Zhao Tuo knew what Jing Ke meant.
He raised his chest and raised his head, and said loudly: "Doctor Meng's words are wrong. Tuo has something to say, please let the doctor hear it."