When Wang Li, Zhang Han and other generals in the tent heard Hu Hai's hesitant words, and then saw Hu Hai's embarrassed look of trying to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, no one felt a trace of amusement, only full of relief.
What Hu Hai did before is no longer important in the hearts of the generals. What is important is what Hu Hai will do in the future. Know your shame and then be brave. His Majesty the Emperor has now woken up and it is not too late to remedy the situation. This is all
thoughts in people's minds.
Although Hu Hai spoke hesitantly, everyone in the tent was a senior general of the Forbidden Army, and they still had the ability to understand. Without waiting for Wang Li's introduction, a general sitting under Wang Li stood up first and walked to the big tent.
In the middle, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "My Majesty, Meng Kuo, the former general of the Forbidden Army, pays homage to Your Majesty."
Hearing Meng Kuo's voice at this time, Hu Hai woke up from the indescribable embarrassment and found that the generals in the tent were not dissatisfied or despised as he thought when they heard that he did not know the generals.
They all solemnly introduced themselves to themselves.
Looking at the generals who were as enthusiastic as before entering the tent, Hu Hai knew that he had thought too much. He also felt the generals' solemnity, and Hu Hai could also feel the ardent expectations in their hearts.
After gathering his mood, Hu Hai looked at Meng Kuo, who was still kneeling on the ground after the introduction. This was an unusually young general with a handsome face. Hu Hai suddenly felt something in his heart and asked, "Is General Meng a member of General Meng Tian's tribe?"
Upon hearing Hu Hai's question, Meng Kuo responded loudly: "Your Majesty, General Meng Tian is my uncle." After saying this, Meng Kuo's expression moved slightly, but in the end he did not speak again.
"Oh, we are indeed members of General Meng Tian. Okay!" Hu Hai said, raising his hand to signal Meng Kuo to stand up. He saw the abnormality in Meng Kuo's expression, but he had his own thoughts and didn't say anything more.
Seeing Meng Kuo step aside, an equally young general under Zhang Han immediately stood up and came to the middle of the tent to kneel down on one knee. Seeing this, Hu Hai interrupted and said: "My dear friends, you don't have to be polite. Stand on the table.
Just say it.”
The young general who had come to the middle of the tent and was about to salute said "hey", but did not go back to the banquet and stood in the middle of the tent and said: "I, Wang Qian, the commander of the imperial army, pays homage to your majesty."
Hu Hai looked at Wang Qian, who was standing in the middle of the tent, and could vaguely see the shadow of Wang Li on his face. He smiled half-seriously and said, "Isn't General Wang Qian Wang Aiqing's son?"
Wang Li, who was standing next to Hu Hai's throne, heard this and quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is indeed a very human being, Wang Qian is just the son of a subordinate." He flattered Hu Hai in a moderate way.
Hearing Wang Li's obvious flattery, Hu Hai rolled his eyes helplessly and said to himself, no wonder Wang Li was not killed by the powerful Zhao Gao like the Meng brothers in history. You can tell by hearing this flattery.
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Hu Hai smiled and said: "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog sons, good!"
Then the remaining ten or so generals of the Forbidden Army also introduced themselves one by one. Hu Hai did not find any celebrities in history among these people, but there were two more generals named Meng among the remaining generals who made him stop and observe.
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I couldn't help but secretly sigh in my heart. The Meng clan was indeed a big clan in the Qin Dynasty. Every member of the clan was in a high position at a young age, and they were not mediocre people. Let's not talk about Meng Kuo. The remaining two were named Meng Li.
It was the general of the rear army, a man named Meng Gan who was only seventeen or eighteen years old and already held the official position of captain.
Hu Hai knew very well that it was difficult to get promoted in the Qin army. Only by solid military merit could one be promoted step by step. At that time, the children of wealthy families did not enjoy much family influence, unlike later dynasties such as the Han and Tang dynasties.
Hu Hai called the generals to sit down and asked: "How many soldiers are there in Xianyang City?" He had too many questions he wanted to know.
When Wang Li heard this, he stood up and bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, there are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Xianyang City, all of whom are the elites of our Qin Dynasty."
Hearing this, Hu Hai finally asked something that he had never asked before. Anyway, it was not a once-in-a-lifetime humiliation. It doesn't matter if it happens one more time. He said shamelessly: "How many soldiers are there in the Forbidden Army with me on inspection?"
Even if the generals in the tent no longer care much about Hu Hai's past, everyone can't help but pay attention when they hear such an idiotic question from Hu Hai. This is the forbidden army that protects your life. You don't even know that you have brought it with you.
How many people came out?
Feeling that the generals were obviously paying attention with some meaning, Hu Hai pretended not to see it with a thick face, but he was cursing himself in his heart.
Wang Li was even more stunned when he heard that. It took him a long time to react and said quickly: "Well, Your Majesty has a total of 200,000 imperial guards accompanying him during this inspection, including 50,000 in the front army under the leadership of subordinates, and 100,000 in the central army.
The army is led by the former Zhonglang General Zhao Gao, and the rear army of 50,000 people is led by Zhang Shaofu. In addition to the accompanying peasants who are responsible for food, grass and baggage, the total army is more than 500,000 people."
Hearing Wang Li's words, Hu Hai couldn't help but froze for a moment. He originally thought that he would have at least a hundred thousand imperial guards accompanying him on patrol, but he didn't expect that there would be a full two hundred thousand. Not counting this, there were still more than three hundred thousand.
There were more than 500,000 handymen and farmers in total.
How much does this cost? Hu Hai cursed. No wonder people want to rebel.
Seeing that Hu Hai was speechless after hearing what he said, Zhang Han thought that Hu Hai was dissatisfied with the lack of people, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty, it is actually not that few. Every time your Majesty visits a county, there will be county soldiers to escort him until he leaves the county."
It’s the next county, so Your Majesty doesn’t have to worry about safety.”
When Hu Hai heard Zhang Han's words, he rolled his eyes at Zhang Han speechlessly. He no longer knew what to say.
After a long time, Hu Hai asked: "How many troops does our Great Qin have now?"
The generals in the tent were obviously a little uncomfortable with Hu Hai's words about the army, and it took him a while to realize it. Wang Li thought for a while and said: "Our Qin Dynasty currently has more than one million soldiers, of which 300,000 elites are always led by General Meng Tian.
He guarded Jiuyuan County to defend against the Xiongnu, and General Ren Xiao led an army of 500,000 soldiers southward to pacify the Baiyue Territory. He is currently stationed in three counties including Guiyang in the South China Sea."
At this point, Wang Li paused and continued: "Your Majesty inspected and accompanied the Imperial Guards with 200,000 soldiers, and guarded Xianyang with more than 100,000 soldiers. The rest are distributed in our borders in Daqin and in all counties in the world."
Hu Hai listened to Wang Li's answer and thought quietly. The reason why he asked this question was to know how many troops he could really control. Now that he calculated that the two hundred thousand accompanying him would definitely not be able to escape.
, and the 100,000 Qin troops in Xianyang.
Although the Meng brothers are now imprisoned, Zhao Gao is dead, and he will definitely not destroy the Great Wall and kill the two brothers. According to the original history, the Meng brothers would rather be killed by Zhao Gao than raise an army to rebel. So in Meng Tian's hands
The Qin army of 300,000 can also be controlled.
Ren Xiao and Hu Hai didn't know who it was, but when he heard about the conquest of Baiyue, he thought it shouldn't be Zhao Tuo. Then he asked: "Where is Zhao Tuo?"
Wang Li couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Hu Hai asking Zhao Tuo. After all, Hu Hai didn't even know himself, so how could he know Zhao Tuo? Although he was puzzled, he still replied: "Your Majesty, General Zhao Tuo is the deputy commander of the expedition against Baiyue.
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Hu Hai understood Wang Li's explanation. Sure enough, there was still Zhao Tuo, but he didn't expect that Zhao Tuo was not the commander in chief of the expedition against Baiyue. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the Qin Dynasty was about to be destroyed. Zhao Tuo did not send troops to quell the chaos.
Instead, he leads the troops to stand on his own feet. He still knows this.
Now that he is here, will Zhao Tuo lead the army and stand on his own feet? If he has taken precautions and nipped the signs of rebellion in the bud, it seems that he can still win over these 500,000 people.
Just when Hu Hai was still calculating the largest capital in his hands, a eunuch hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Xianyang has come to ask for an audience with the doctor, Zhao Gao."
Hearing the eunuch's words, Hu Hai couldn't help but frown. Wang Li, who was standing next to him, saw Hu Hai's hesitant expression and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the news that the officials responsible for killing Zhao Gao and other thieves were under control has not spread. So...
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Hu Hai knew what he meant and immediately said: "Xuan."
After a while, a veteran sergeant entered the big tent under the leadership of the eunuch. The sergeant came in and saw Hu Hai sitting in the middle of the big tent. He quickly glanced around, stepped forward and knelt down in the tunnel: "
Your Majesty, I would like to see you."
Hu Hai and others all saw the subtle sweep of the sergeant after entering the tent. When Wang Li saw that Hu Hai was silent, he took the initiative to stand up and said: "If there is any news from Xianyang, please inform Zhao Gao."
The sergeant was very discerning and respectfully presented a package he was carrying on his back. Wang Li took it and opened the package, which contained a bundle of bamboo slips. Wang Li turned around without opening the bamboo slips and presented it to Hu Hai respectfully.
Hu Hai did not take the bamboo slip and said, "Wang Aiqing, please read it to me." In fact, Hu Hai was mainly worried that he did not recognize the small seal characters on the bamboo slip.
Wang Li responded respectfully, "Here", opened the bamboo slips, glanced at it, and then his face changed greatly and he said in shock: "Your Majesty, Qixian County and many other places are causing chaos."