Hei Tie’s daily letters and newspapers will accurately report to Hu Hai the location of Xiang Liang’s army!
What Hu Hai and Meng Tian did not expect was that after Xiang Liang withdrew his troops, he did not stay in Suiyang or in Chen County. Instead, he carried all the people of Suiyang, Chenliu, Chen County, Dang County, and Sishui County.
Retreat directly to Jiujiang County on the south bank of the Huai River! Return to Shouchun, the capital of Chu State!
In other words, Xiang Liang gave up the land of Chen County and Si Shui County that he had finally captured before, and just carried all the people across the Huai River. It seemed that he really gave up fighting for the Central Plains!
However, Xiang Liang's move also facilitated the Black Iron Xuanniao Army to take the opportunity to sneak into Jiujiang and other counties.
If Xiang Liang had not brought so many people in charge, with the strong Qin opera of the Black Iron Black Bird Army, he would have been caught as a spy just after crossing the river! Now, because Xiang Liang has brought almost three counties to him, he has been brought to life.
Among these people, there are many old Qin people who moved from Guanzhong to various places! It just so convenient for the Black Iron and Black Bird Army to act! It covers up the hidden risks!
It was precisely because he knew that Xiang Liang's army had retreated to the south bank of the Huai River that Hu Hai ordered Han Xin and Feng Jie to directly deploy troops on the north bank of the Huai River to prevent Xiang Liang from crossing the river and lead the war to all parts of the Central Plains again!
Nowadays, the weather is so hot that it is extremely inconvenient to attack the army! The severe drought in Guanzhong also takes time, so Hu Hai and Meng Tian have decided to stop using troops to the Xiang Liang rebels before the summer passes!
Although this gave Xiang Liang time to grow up, allowing him to train soldiers and build weapons, Guanzhong was unstable and would directly shake the foundation of the Qin Dynasty!
Which one is more important? After considering Hu Hai and Meng Tian still felt that it would not be too late to stabilize Guanzhong first and then use troops against Xiang Liang!
July 20th, the first year of the Second Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty!
Hu Hai, Meng Tian and the imperial guards with less than 6,000 remaining people finally entered Hangu Pass!
At most three days, Hu Hai returned to the center of the Qin Dynasty after nearly a month and a half after leaving Xianyang!
On the way, Hu Hai was reminded by Meng Tian to find out that Ying Nan was actually the eldest princess and his eldest sister! But he didn't know each other when he met! No wonder Li You looked a little strange!
However, Meng Tian did not realize that Hu Hai did not know Ying Nan. After all, don’t say that Hu Hai did not know Ying Nan anymore, I am afraid that Ying Nan would not know Hu Hai without him!
Entering Hangu Pass, Hu Hai looked around and saw that the earth was withered and yellow, and there were everywhere plowing fields that were cracked due to the scorching sun and food that died in the fields!
It has been two months since Guanzhong! Although Li Si and others tried their best to fight the drought, it was hard for a good cook to cook without rice. It didn’t rain, and there were only a few rivers on the ground that were about to dry up. With the current technological level of Daqin, it was obvious that it was still
It is less than the level of being able to develop groundwater on a large scale!
So, now, except for not starving people in Guanzhong, basically all the people who deserve to die! Those who deserve to die are also shining to death by the sun!
Of course, no one starved to death does not mean no one dies! More than ten people die of heatstroke every day due to water search!
The surging crowds of people in Guanzhong gradually began to gather towards Xianyang!
All the people have a thought, that is, beg His Majesty the Emperor to beg for the heaven and earth, to worship heaven and ancestors as soon as possible, and to pray for rain at the same time to alleviate the drought!
Hu Hai's army, under the banner of Meng Tian, followed the crowded crowds and headed towards Xianyang!
On the evening of July 23, the first year of the Second Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty!
Hu Hai and Meng Tian returned to Bashang Camp!
Li Si and other important officials of the Qin Dynasty who knew that Hu Hai was not in Guanzhong gathered in the Bashang camp!
When I saw Meng Tian beside the emperor and there were less than 6,000 people left and there were a large number of wounded soldiers in the middle, everyone including Li Si, Wei Liao, Ying Teng and Zhang Han also had an unknown premonition in their hearts.
Even the emperor must have had an extraordinary thing happening when he went north this time!
Meng Tian returned to Xianyang, but no one got the news in advance!
Li Si, Wei Liao and others received the news that the emperor was about to return to Xianyang and it was conveyed by Ying Yi! After the entire Qin Dynasty, after the Chengwu incident, the one who knew Hu Hai's exact whereabouts had won, besides Meng Tian and the soldiers who followed along the way, he also won.
Only one person knows it!
"I welcome your Majesty!"
There will be no idle people within twenty miles of Bashang Camp, so naturally there is no need to avoid anything now!
"You all have a good time!" Hu Hai turned over and dismounted and said with a smile!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I haven't seen you for almost a month, I miss you very much. Haha, fortunately I'm back! How about the drought in Guanzhong?" Hu Hai's eyes flashed, and he swept across Li Si and the three masters and nine ministers, laughed, and then said.
After turning to the point, he asked about the severe drought in Guanzhong that he was most concerned about now!
"Go back to Your Majesty! I wonder if Your Majesty has returned from Hangu Pass all the way, but can you see the people gathered in various parts of Guanzhong to Xianyang?"
Although the three princes and nine ministers had too many questions in their hearts, it was obvious that the emperor did not want to mention his going north, so naturally no one dared to ask questions without opening his eyes! So when he heard the emperor's question, Li Si bowed and answered!
"I saw that how many people have gathered around Xianyang now?" Hu Hai looked at Li Si and asked!
"Go back to Your Majesty! In Neishi County, the number of people gathering near Xianyang is now more than 500,000, and it is still increasing! Every day, countless people gather from all over Guanzhong to Xianyang!"
As the magistrate of the Neishi County, Ying Teng is more familiar with this issue than Li Si!
"Can there be any riots? Can the people suffer casualties?"
"Go back to Your Majesty! The riots have never happened! The people gathered in Xianyang just begged Your Majesty to worship the sky and rain, and they just wanted to see Your Majesty in Xianyang Palace Square every day! But there are casualties every day! The weather is so hot, and Neishi County and Lieutenant Office are also in the office of the Lieutenant.
All the officials have been sent to appease the people, and Lord Bian sent imperial physicians to treat Bashang Daying Medical College, but there are too many people, and people die every day due to the heat!"
"Um!"
When Hu Hai heard Ying Teng's words, he said nothing. He threw the reins of the black lightning to Long Xuan and strode towards his own tent in the camp!
Along the way, Hu Hai had already asked Meng Tian about sacrifices to heaven and ancestors!
Through Meng Tian’s explanation, Hu Hai realized that he had always forgotten the two largest rituals now!
At this time, whether it is the people or officials, their worship of ghosts and gods is far beyond that of many dynasties in later generations!
However, Hu Hai has his own difficulties!
It doesn’t matter whether it is sacrificed to heaven or ancestors! He can sacrifice to heaven tomorrow! But after offering sacrifices to heaven and asking for rain, if it doesn’t rain, what would the people in the world think? Isn’t this a major blow to his prestige?
If it is fabricated by someone who is interested, it is afraid that the sacrifice to the sky and rain will not happen, but will fulfill the thoughts of those who hope to push themselves off the stage or anti-Qin! It gives them an excuse to take advantage of the situation!
You know, those twenty-one-word rumors have just passed across Guanzhong.
If you don't pray for the sky and ask for rain, and then you can associate it with the 21-word rumors, you may soon be flooded with the words of the surging people in the world! Even if you are talking all over your body, you will say it.
Not sure!
The ignorance of the people is convenient for rule! But sometimes, ignorance can also become a sharp sword to kill those in power!
These things, Hu Hai and Meng Tian said to these things, are exactly what Meng Tian is worried about!
But the current situation is that hundreds of thousands of people have gathered near Xianyang, begging His Majesty to worship the sky and ask for rain to eliminate the anger of the sky! It is okay for the emperor not to appear for the moment, but he can't always stop appearing, right?
If the emperor appears, he will not sacrifice the sky for rain, and he will also make the people feel decent! And he is afraid that there is no need for anyone to add to the fire, and these surging people will immediately become in chaos!
Needless to say, there are more than one million civilians in the four places in Guanzhong who have not returned home and stayed in Guanzhong! They are also a time bomb near Xianyang today!
In the big tent, Hu Hai was standing tall and above his head!
The ministers in the tent sat in turn!
Hu Hai knocked on the handrail and pondered!
Whether to sacrifice to the sky or not to pray for rain is no longer a multiple-choice question! It is an inevitable question! That is, no matter what, Hu Hai must hold a ceremony to worship the sky and then ask for rain!
"Are you ready for the ceremony of sacrifice to heaven?" Hu Hai looked at Ying Teng and asked in a deep voice!
"Go back to Your Majesty, everything you need to worship the heavens is ready three days ago!" Ying Teng bowed to Hu Hai and said!
In order to appease the people gathered in Xianyang, Ying Teng and others had no choice but to prepare for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky without the emperor appearing! Even if they deliberately delayed the time and after more than twenty days of preparation, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky was found.
Everything needed is ready three days ago!
The arrow is on the string and I have to fire it!
"Well, today I will entrust the entire city with the imperial edict of the Neishi County. I will hold a ceremony for worshiping the sky tomorrow, and beg the heaven to send rain and dew to benefit the people of Guanzhong, Daqin!"
It’s also a knife to stretch your head, and it’s also a knife to shrink your head!
Hold a ceremony for worshiping the sky early, end it early and concentrate on fighting drought! This is what Hu Hai thinks now!
He could only beg for God who brought him to the Qin Dynasty to give him some face and put some rain and dew on a little bit, not too much, just a few thunder and a few drops of rain, so he would be able to treat Xianyang Bai
I have made some explanation from the people!
Even if it doesn’t rain, what should come will always come, and it is impossible to avoid it!
If it is really delayed until the people are in agitation, I am afraid that the ceremony of worshiping the sky and praying for rain will be held at that time, and the consequences will be even more serious!
All the ministers in the tent looked depressed, and no one was stupid!
Everyone knows that sacrifice to heaven and rain is just a means. If the emperor really sacrifices to heaven and asks for whatever he asks to heaven and God will give him what he wants. Then why bother to have more than one million troops suppress him everywhere?
Where is there a rebellion? The emperor sacrificed his sacrifice to heaven and asked for a thunder. Then God slashed a few huge thunders and wiped out all the rebels?
However, everyone knows the situation now!
They know that asking for rain may not necessarily lead to rain, but the people don’t know!
"Your Majesty, are we going to make a long-term plan?" Ying Teng raised his eyes and looked around, then bowed to Hu Hai and said!
"I can't even think about the rain! Now the major rivers in Guanzhong have basically dried up! The people are willing to do this. If I don't show up and hold a ceremony to worship the sky, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to do this later! I have already decided to do this.
Decision, Lord Lao Zongzheng will make arrangements!"
"Old minister obeys the order!"
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