Sishui County, on the main road east of Pengcheng.
The Qin Emperor's motorcade, escorted by three thousand county soldiers and three thousand Lang guards, headed towards Surabaya.
At the front were the county cavalry commanded by Sima of Sishui County, clearing the way, shouting along the way, and driving away pedestrians on the road.
After the county cavalry, there are the Lang Wei cavalry who are responsible for surveying the road. Behind them, with flags fluttering and black armor covering their eyes, are the heavily armed elite Lang Wei troops, escorting the noble emperor's chariot.
Behind the emperor's chariot and Lang Weijun were thousands of county soldiers holding spears, swords, swords and shields.
But compared to Lang Wei's elite, these temporarily recruited county soldiers seemed to be of low quality. They were all listless and walked without any energy.
Overall, the emperor's traveling array was very large, with numerous accompanying soldiers and armor, and safety was guaranteed.
Because it was still a long way from the destination of this trip, the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding sank. After driving continuously all morning, when the time reached noon, the emperor stopped temporarily and rested in a wide area.
"Three thousand county soldiers, plus the thousands of civilians who were recruited and gathered in Surabaya, there must be at least six or seven thousand people. Recruiting this number of young men before the autumn harvest is finished is really a waste of people and money."
Zhao Tuo got out of the car to take a breath, looked at the long queue in front and behind, and shook his head slightly.
In order to welcome the emperor's arrival, Zhang De, the governor of Sishui County, ignored the ongoing autumn harvest last month and asked the county lieutenant Zhao Guang to recruit a large number of young people to gather and conduct certain military training so that they could welcome the emperor in an orderly queue.
After all, the emperor is here in person. The soldiers sent out to defend your county dare not say that they need many capable soldiers, but they cannot be just a mob. Otherwise, if the emperor sees a mess when he comes, doesn't it mean that you are a county guard?
and the incompetence of the county lieutenant.
After a month of training, these thousands of county soldiers were able to cooperate with each other and advance and retreat well, but most of them were worried about their family's harvest, and all of them looked unhappy.
In addition, they have to prepare their own dry food and clothing on their way to serve. During the autumn harvest, the family has one less strong laborer, and they have to provide food for the journey, which is very difficult for many poor families.
To say it is simply adding insult to injury.
Therefore, in addition to awe and curiosity, these ordinary county soldiers did not have any excitement or gratitude for the arrival of the emperor. Some of them might even have complaints in their hearts.
Zhao Tuo saw this and secretly sighed that although the emperor's eastward tour was beneficial to the stability of the empire to some extent, it would inevitably waste people and money.
In this era dominated by agriculture, every time the emperor visited a county, the local officials would either recruit Guizhou leaders to build roads and palaces, or recruit large numbers of county soldiers to protect the emperor's safety.
Along the way, the counties and counties along the way have consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Especially doing these things during the busy farming season may even damage the agricultural capital.
"It's better to let the emperor cultivate to immortality. As long as he stays in the palace and meditates, he won't cause these things. I don't know if Lu Sheng and the others have understood the theory thoroughly. I hope that after returning to Xianyang this time, they can start to implement the plan of cultivating immortality.
.If they don’t take any action, I might have to mention them again.”
Zhao Tuo thought to himself and looked at the carriage behind Lu Sheng and others.
This was his attempt to change the situation in the empire.
Just as Zhao Tuo was sizing up the alchemists, several pairs of eyes were sizing up this huge team on a hilltop a few miles away.
"Zifang, the Emperor of Qin has so many guards. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to succeed."
Gongsun Xin looked away, fear flashing in his eyes.
Although he had previously been shouting about killing the tyrant Dufu, avenging the King of Han, and avenging the six kingdoms, the slogans were shouted loudly.
But when he really saw the miles-long team, guarded by thousands of soldiers, Gongsun Xin still couldn't help but feel fear.
Their plan was to hide in an ambush on the road that the Qin Emperor's chariot must pass through. When the emperor's chariot arrived, they would suddenly launch a surprise attack and let the warriors throw vertebrae to bombard them to avenge their country.
But now looking at the emperor's guard posture, even if they were lucky enough to escape the Qin army's forward search and successfully launch an assassination, it would be very difficult to escape with thousands of people chasing them.
Zhang Liang said calmly: "My ideal place for the assassination is Bolangsha, which I have been to several times. It is a highway connecting Korea and Wei. There are often flying sand, covering the sky. If we can hide in the dust, we can assassinate."
This move has a high chance of success, but it’s a pity that we can no longer go there.”
"The remnants of the Chu State have not yet been moved to Guanzhong by the Qin people. The Qin people are not strong in Sishui County, so we can easily travel around. Once two years pass, the Qin people will definitely move the remnants of the Chu State to Liuzhou."
As the rule of the Qin people strengthens in the national city, it will be really difficult for us to move forward."
"Time is running out. This time Zhao Zheng comes to Surabaya and must take action. Even if he takes the greatest risk, he must kill this tyrant!"
Zhang Liang's eyes glowed with coldness and hatred.
He, the Zhang family, is a Korean nobleman. He has been a minister of the country for two generations and a minister of Korea for five generations.
According to normal circumstances, South Korea has not been destroyed, and Zhang Liang is very likely to become the Prime Minister of South Korea.
But it is a pity that the Qin people came and destroyed the Korean state, making the Zhang family, who had been the prime minister of Korea for generations, instantly reduced to a commoner in Guizhou under the rule of the Qin people.
Whether it was national hatred or family hatred, it was enough for Zhang Liang to have great malice towards Qin.
His brother died without being buried, dispersed his family wealth, and joined forces with anti-Qin righteous people from all over the country, just to avenge Korea and the declining Zhang family.
revenge!
He must take revenge on that tyrant severely!
Zhang Liang stared coldly at the emperor's motorcade in the distance.
"Zhao Zheng's trip is to go to the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding fell into the water. It is more than thirty miles south of Pengcheng. After he salvages Zhou Ding, he will definitely go to Pengcheng. The road in between is our opportunity.
"
"Whether it can be done or not depends on God's will."
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The emperor's car did not go to Pengcheng, but went straight to the Sishui River section south of Pengcheng.
Because the First Emperor couldn't wait any longer.
Jiuding is a treasure passed down from generation to generation and is known as the important weapon of the emperor.
The lack of one of the nine tripods became a thorn in the heart of the First Emperor, so he had to immediately find the big tripod that fell into the Si River.
Only when all the nine tripods are found can he get rid of this knot in his heart and sleep peacefully.
In the afternoon, the emperor's car arrived at its destination.
This is a wide riverside wilderness. Before the emperor's arrival, there were already three thousand young people gathered. Now with the arrival of the emperor's motorcade, the number immediately reached nearly ten thousand people. It can be said that it is crowded and very lively.
"Your Majesty, I have recruited three thousand people from the county. They are all warriors who are good at water. I am willing to go into the water to find the most important treasure for your Majesty."
Zhang De, the governor of Surabaya, was a chubby man. As soon as he saw the First Emperor, he lay on the ground and saluted and said hello, and then he couldn't wait to start showing off his merits.
"Well, you did a good job."
The First Emperor nodded.
Ever since he unified the world and declared Qin to be the country of Shui De, he has been very fond of the number six.
Zhang De, the county governor, arranged for three thousand guards and three thousand people to fish for water, both of which were multiples of six. It just sounded very comfortable. The political consciousness of this county governor was pretty good.
Seeing the emperor nodding, Zhang De almost burst into laughter.
The martial arts lord Zhao Tuo looked on and shook his head. No wonder he came up with the idea of using the Zhou tripod that fell into the water thirty years ago as an auspicious sign. This County Sheriff Zhang is really a little expert at flattering the officialdom, and he can even flatter him down to the details.
Compared with Zhang County Governor, Surabaya County Lieutenant Zhao Guang, who led his troops to escort the emperor's carriage all the way after entering Sishui County, seemed to have no sense of existence. He did everything in a business-like manner and did not have any flattery behavior.
This made Zhao Tuo nod, indicating that his old tribe had not been corrupted by the officialdom of the princes' hometown. If Zhao Guang, a man in the army, became a flatterer like Zhang De, then Zhao Tuo would be disappointed.
As the emperor's car arrived at the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding had fallen in the past, the matter of fishing for the Ding was officially put on the agenda.