In the center of the convoy, several identical luxury carriages moved steadily but slowly, guarded by many soldiers.
Although every carriage in the Dongxu fleet is exquisite and luxurious, these carriages are particularly conspicuous. Not only are they significantly larger than other carriages, but the specifications of the decorative patterns on the carriages are also more than one level higher.
The most important thing is that these carriages are the only ones with six carriages.
The emperor drives six.
It’s easy to build a carriage no matter how you build it, but this regulation cannot be exceeded.
Obviously, this is the carriage that Ying Zheng himself rides on.
As for why there is more than one...there are many reasons, and the most fundamental one is to prevent assassination.
Multiple targets can effectively disperse the assassin's firepower.
In addition, there are other uses, but they are not too important.
In one of the carriages, Ying Zheng knelt down in front of the desk and buried his head in a scroll of bamboo slips.
As the emperor, he was the central court, so others left Xianyang, and most of the documents and memorials from various places that were supposed to be sent to Xianyang were sent to the Eastern Patrol Team instead.
His daily workload has basically not decreased, but his fatigue level has skyrocketed. After all, the carriage is not a suitable working environment.
Ying Zheng still looks young, and standing with Fusu will only be regarded as two brothers, but his physical condition is deteriorating, and even Gu Xun can't change anything.
However, Ying Zheng did not care about the deterioration of his health. In other words, although he cared about it, he was unwilling to relax his power and still insisted on personally handling national government affairs.
Therefore, the most important thing when being an emperor is patience. No matter how uncomfortable Ying Zheng is, he never shows it in front of others.
At this time, Zhao Gao quietly walked in from outside the carriage.
"Your Majesty, General Wang Li has made arrangements." Zhao Gao said in a soft voice.
Ying Zheng nodded imperceptibly, and instead of talking nonsense about this insignificant matter, he talked about Zhao Gao:
"Zhang Han reported to the police that Luo Sheng's people joined forces with Wang Li and openly attacked him and the secret guards in Daze Mountain, killing him many times."
"What do you say?"
Zhao Dafu Ling, who was always majestic in front of others, faced Ying Zheng's calm questioning and knelt down without hesitation:
"Reporting to your majesty, it was the villain who was lax in handling his subordinates and was incapable of discipline. That's why things went wrong and he clashed with General Zhang Han."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"So what Zhang Han said is true?" Ying Zheng confirmed in a smooth tone.
Zhao Gao nodded, "It's true."
"The Net and the Shadow Guard are important weapons of the empire, and they should be exposed to the outside world in unison... What do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Zhao Gao hurriedly rushed forward, knelt down on the ground, lowered his head and carefully replied, "I really didn't know about this, and I only found out about it later."
"You are the leader of Luo Sheng." Ying Zheng replied calmly.
As the leader of Luo Sheng, is it appropriate for you to say that you don’t know what your subordinates did?
This is obviously inappropriate, and if the emperor feels that you are inappropriate, then the problem will be serious.
Zhao Gao hurriedly explained, "Not long ago, the snare manpower in the Songhai area suffered a devastating blow and the entire army was wiped out. I have been pursuing this matter during this time and neglected the situation on the Daze Mountain side."
Of course, negligence is also a sin, so he finally added, "I was negligent. Please forgive me for your negligence."
For Ying Zheng, explanations from ministers are equal to excuses, excuses are equal to shirk, and shirk is equal to incompetence.
Zhao Gao is no exception.
But this does not mean that it is completely useless to make excuses for one's failure in the face of Ying Zheng.
To be precise, it doesn't matter how reasonable your excuse is, what matters is whether Ying Zheng is willing to listen.
And Ying Zheng happened to be interested in this excuse that Zhao Gao threw out.
He temporarily stopped what he was doing and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any result?"
Zhao Gao lowered his head and replied in a cautious tone, "Your Majesty, I have some clues."
"The rebels from the Moh family were the ones who took action, but...it seems that they got some help and support from outside the Moh family, and they were able to wipe out all the traps near Songhai City in just one day."
"I am still investigating the more specific situation."
Luo Wen suffered a loss, and Luo Wen suffered a loss in Songhai, which is obviously different for Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's eyes with sharp cold light swept over Zhao Gao, and finally fell into deep thought.
After a while, not knowing what he was thinking, he changed his words and asked Zhao Gao:
"What exactly is the conflict between the Shadow Guard and Luo Wang?"
Zhao Gao knelt there and did not dare to move, and continued to report, "Your Majesty, I only know that the people under my command had a conflict with General Zhang Han's secret guards while performing a mission in Daze Mountain. The source seems to be... for...
The Stone of Fire."
"The peasant family rebelled and intended to seize the Stone of Fire. A captain in the East County garrison seemed to have leaked information to the rebels, and then both Luowang and the Shadow Guards targeted him."
"The two sides refused to give in to each other, and in the end... it turned into a conflict."
"At the same time, something went wrong inside Luowang, so much so that they dared to attack General Zhang Han at great risk."
"I originally wanted to escort them to the front and have His Majesty personally punish them. Unfortunately, the success fell short. The Luowang members near Daze Mountain were also wiped out not long ago."
"I am incompetent, please forgive me." As per the old rules, Zhao Gao apologized as usual after explaining.
Theoretically, he should indeed plead guilty.
The net was under his hands, and people were suppressed twice like bandits. He must bear the corresponding responsibility.
This crime may be big or small, but compared with instructing his subordinates to assassinate his colleagues or being in charge of a special force, it is just an insignificant matter.
What Zhao Gao is doing now is to draw Ying Zheng's attention to other issues, so that he only has to bear the small problem of "lax control and ineffective management".
This move was indeed successful.
It's hard to say whether Ying Zheng saw through his little trick, but even if he saw through it, Ying Zheng would still care more about some things.
Zhao Gao just needs to ensure that he is telling the truth.
Of course, the focus of the content needs to be slightly adjusted.
"Since it was just a misunderstanding, why did Luo Wang assassinate Zhang Han several times?" Ying Zheng looked down at Zhao Gao, who was kneeling on the ground, and continued to ask.
"This..." Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment before replying calmly, "According to Zhan Ri's report, firstly, because something went wrong inside Luowang, a young man targeted General Zhang Han."
"The second reason is because... General Zhang Han is suspected of being too close to the rebels, especially the Mohist rebellion and Gui Gu Zongheng among them."
Ying Zheng's eyes flickered for a moment and then calmed down quickly.
Zhao Gao lay on his stomach and did not try to raise his head to observe Ying Zheng.
No need to observe.
He is one of the people who understands Ying Zheng best in the world. He does not need to observe words and expressions to understand Ying Zheng.
"Daze Mountain...what's going on?"
"It was done by the peasant rebels and the Mohist rebels, and General Zhang Han was also involved."
Zhao Gao answered truthfully again.
So far, everything he has said is not a lie, and it can withstand investigation...but it is really incomplete.
For example, regarding the issue of Bai Tu, the conflict between Luo Wang and the Shadow Secret Guard was not just a simple dispute over people, but there was a deeper reason that Zhang Han could not prove to Ying Zheng.
Bai Tu himself is dead, there is no way that the net will explode, and the words of his family are not enough evidence.
For another example, the problem of Wang Li and Luo Wang joining forces to deal with Zhang Han can also be explained by the fact that Zhang Han and the rebels were too close. As for who was in front and who was behind in these two incidents, it is another unclear bad debt.
From the beginning to the end, Zhang Han's only truly weighty accusation was that Luo Wang deliberately assassinated him.
This is the real deal and cannot be relied upon. The injuries on my body are not completely healed yet.
And this, Zhao Gao has cleverly explained as an unintentional mistake, rather than something intentional.
The carriage fell into silence for a while. Ying Zheng unconsciously rubbed his hands, thinking about something in his mind.
After a long while, he said, "Get up."
Zhao Gao did not refuse, and climbed up neatly. He did not show any signs of physical exhaustion, and he was still neither blushing nor out of breath.
It's OK to act towards Ying Zheng, but you can't overact it.
Ying Zheng knew his strength, and even kneeling for a day would not have much impact. There was no need to deliberately pretend to be embarrassed.
After Zhao Gao stood up and stood to one side, Ying Zheng suddenly showed a faint smile and said:
"Zhang Han also sent a copy of Gu Xun's brief comments."
Zhang, memorial, table, discussion, sparse.
These generally refer to the written reports submitted by officials to the emperor, but they are different in many aspects.
From a functional point of view, Shu generally means to put forward suggestions or opinions in sections.
This signature is written by Gu Xun and is just a suggestion.
"He proposed to let Han Xin temporarily lead armor-piercing soldiers to defend Mount Tai."
Zhao Gao still didn't know that it was Han Xin who defeated the armor-piercing soldiers in Daze Mountain, but he was not as upset as Zhang Han was when he first heard about it.
But he was obviously not happy for someone promoted by Gu Xun to get involved in the armor-piercing soldiers.
Among the four ace armies of the empire, the Golden Fire Cavalry is controlled by the Meng family. The Pingyang Heavy Armor Army was previously led by Meng Tian and was later handed over to Nei Shiteng. Although it is not completely under the control of the eldest son's faction, it is also deeply affected.
If this armor-piercing soldier falls into the eldest son's faction again, what a waste!
Even if Zhao Gao did not think Fusu had the courage to rebel, he was not happy for Fusu to gain the ability to rebel.
However, although he was not happy, Zhao Gao could not express his objections openly.
He is not qualified.
I could only try to make some innuendo, and said with a smile:
"It's rare for the Imperial Master to have a thoughtful suggestion."
Gu Xunguan had been an official for more than ten years, and he could count the number of times he had intervened in government affairs on two hands.
On these few occasions, most of them were raised directly while standing in the court, and very few petitions were made.
Of course, if he interfered with government affairs more frequently, Ying Zheng would probably feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Gao said with a smile, "It seems that the matter of being granted Zen status has indeed attracted everyone's yearning for it, and even the Imperial Master is not immune to it."
Zhao Gao did not dare to directly raise any objections, and could only constantly emphasize that it was unusual for Gu Xun to take the initiative to make suggestions.
It is hoped that Yingzheng will be alert and refuse to pass it.
Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao and seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He didn't want to hear any more nonsense and said directly:
"I have made a decision on this matter."
Zhao Gao didn't know what Ying Zheng's decision was, but he could only bow his head, forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
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Jiaodong County, Songhai City, Mohist stronghold.
Under the watchers of Tianming, Long Qie, Yingbu, and Jibu, Duanmu Rong carefully removed the gauze covering Shaoyu's eyes, revealing his eyes that had been blind for many days.
At this time, his eyes were closed tightly and his eyelids were trembling slightly.
Tianming and others wanted to speak, but after looking at Duan Murong, they honestly shut their mouths.
Duan Murong had specifically emphasized to them before that they were not allowed to say anything.
Duan Murong ignored those fools, looked into Shao Yu's eyes, and asked in a cold voice, "Can you feel the light?"
Shaoyu replied softly, "Yes, it's a very hazy white light."
"You can open your eyes now." Duan Murong nodded and reminded, "Slow down, you need to adapt to the light."
Although Shaoyu couldn't wait to see the light again, he could only follow the doctor's instructions and open his eyelids little by little.
The clear sunlight penetrated his eyes, which still made him subconsciously close his eyes again.
Duan Murong saw this and said, "Just take your time and get used to it little by little."
Shao Yu nodded, just opening and closing his eyes slowly.
The soft and familiar light finally came into his eyes again. Shao Yu couldn't help but smile with joy and grinned widely. However, before he could laugh out loud, his face suddenly stiffened:
"Why can't I see anything clearly!?"
Everything he sees now is blurry, and the colors are also distorted to a certain extent.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In short, it is not much different from being blind, that is, you can distinguish between day and night.
When Tianming and others heard this, they immediately looked at Duanmu Rong nervously.
Duan Murong was very calm, packed up the waste gauze, and responded, "Because you haven't fully recovered yet, I just let you adapt in advance, and you can see clearly in two days."
"so far so good."
After hearing this, Tianming and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and Shaoyu's nervous expression calmed down.
After getting nervous, I started to have the desire to complain about my own tricks:
"It's too blurry...I can't see anything clearly."
Tianming smiled and leaned over and asked, "What kind of fuzzy method is this?"
"It's just...it's like everything is covered with a thick layer of halo, and then a layer of light ink is poured on it." Shao Yu thought for a while and described his perspective.
Tian Ming couldn't quite understand it, but he didn't need to.
He just wants to have fun.
"Hehe..." He came closer with a playful smile, stretched out two fingers and put them in front of Shaoyu's eyes and asked, "Can you see clearly how many fingers I stretched out?"
Shao Yu rolled his eyes, "I don't know, anyway, I think it's more than five."
Long Qie stepped forward and asked, "Shao Yu, can you see people clearly?"
Shao Yu looked at Long Qie with dull eyes and then replied, "I can recognize you because you have red hair, but others probably can't."
"I can't tell whether I'm tall, short, fat or thin right now. I probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between two people walking together."
"Where are you looking at the road?" Long Qie asked again.
"I can barely recognize the road. It's not a big problem to walk on my own." Shao Yu replied.
Yingbu laughed and added, "That's not bad. At least I can take a stroll by myself."
Ji Bu asked Duanmu Rong very carefully, "Miss Duanmu, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
Duanmu Rong replied coldly, "Be careful not to take any random pills again!"