April 17, the first year of the Second Qin Dynasty.
The news that Hu Hai had appointed Li Ju as his queen had been posted all over the streets and alleys of Xianyang City early in the morning. Dozens of postmen rushed out of Xianyang on horseback and rushed to the counties in Guanzhong and various places in Shandong to deliver the edict of the queen's appointment.
The appointment of the Empress of Qin and the amnesty that followed the imperial edict reduced taxes for another three years, causing the people of Xianyang who had already been reduced by Hu Hai for one year to fall into a sea of carnival.
Countless Xianyang people spontaneously gathered in the Xianyang Palace Square and kowtowed to thank Hu Hai for his kindness.
Compared with the joy of the people of Xianyang, the Qin courtiers and nobles in Xianyang City had mixed reactions to Hu Hai's appointment as queen.
East of Xianyang City, Li Mansion.
"The Prime Minister has only been in charge of government affairs for a short time, and now the young lady has been appointed as the Queen by His Majesty. I am very happy and congratulated, Your Majesty the Prime Minister."
After receiving the news, Li Si's officials gathered together in Li Si's mansion. The one who spoke was Li Si's right-hand man, Tingwei Yao Jia. The other officials, large and small, all congratulated Li Si.
With a glowing face, Li Si spoke humbly and greeted many officials to take their seats one by one.
"This is Your Majesty's kindness. I have nothing to repay. From now on, I must serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly in order to repay one or two things." Li Si said solemnly, stroking the long beard under his chin.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, what you said makes sense." All the ministers in the hall responded to him one after another.
After drinking for three rounds, Yao Jia turned the topic to business.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, if you don't know about Confucianism, can your Majesty take back your decree?"
Hearing Yao Jia's words, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet. This is a question that everyone is concerned about.
"The Great Qin Royal Academy should be organized by me and Prime Minister Feng, with the assistance of Wen Tongjun and Tian Ren. The matter of Confucianism is irreversible, and you will not mention it again in the future. It is best to arrange for the children of the clan to enter the academy as soon as possible." Li Si's voice
It's not big, but the meaning behind the words is very clear.
There was an uproar in the lobby. No one expected that Li Si, who had been resolutely opposed, would make a 180-degree turn at this moment. Officials who didn't know what was going on began to whisper secretly.
Yao Jia was shocked when he heard Li Si's words. Looking at Li Si with a calm expression, and then thinking of the sudden edict to appoint a queen today, Yao Jia seemed to understand something.
"I understand. I would like to ask, Prime Minister, if your Majesty has any advice on how to deal with the matter of Mr. Fengchang Hu?" Yao Jia had always been on the same side as Li Sitong and quickly changed the subject.
Hu Wujing really gave Yao Jia a headache. On the one hand, Hu Wujing was friendly with him and others, but on the other hand, Hu Wujing was imprisoned by Hu Hai in a prison under Yao Jia's jurisdiction. This made Yao Jia very embarrassed.
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"Your Majesty didn't mention it. It's better to let Mr. Hu stay in prison for now and wait for him." Li Si responded calmly.
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East of Xianyang City, Feng Mansion.
"Father, Your Majesty has just appointed Li Si to govern the country, and now he has appointed Li Si's daughter as Queen. With this, Li Si is truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. And his son has not only been removed from the post of imperial censor, but also his son.
My father, who is now the prime minister, has absolutely no idea about the appointment of a queen. What is your majesty thinking? If my father continues like this, my Feng family will be in danger."
The speaker was Feng Jie, the former Yushi doctor and now the short-term general.
"Your Majesty is very clever." Feng Quji ignored Feng Jie and said in a confused manner.
"Father, how smart is your Majesty? All major affairs of the country are left to Li Si's hands. Now that Li Si's daughter is the queen, Li Si, the head of the country, has all the power." Feng Jie retorted.
"Zhuzi knows nothing! You can only lead troops to fight." Feng Quji glared and scolded. After saying this, he continued without waiting for Feng Jie to speak: "Go and tell the people in the mansion to report all the places that were hidden."
Come up here, they are all greedy people."
At this moment, a servant hurriedly reported outside the hall: "Master, Your Majesty has a decree. I asked the young master to rush to the Bashang Camp to meet him immediately."
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Late at night, when Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, was still staying up all night, carousing and singing for the canonization of the first queen of the Qin Dynasty, the Jiuyuan County Government, Jiuyuan Jiuyuan (now west of Baotou, Inner Mongolia), was already shrouded in thick darkness on the avenue outside the north gate.
, suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves like a storm.
In the silent night, the sound of horse hooves that suddenly appeared outside the city was particularly harsh. The soldiers guarding the city wall prepared their bows and arrows and stared nervously at the bottom of the city wall. Everyone could tell that at least dozens of war horses were heading towards Jiuyuan City.
Come.
"What are you doing to wake me up in the middle of the night?" A low-level officer of the Qin Army in the uniform of a hundred generals was disheveled and rubbed his eyes with dissatisfaction. He was obviously very unhappy that the night watch soldiers woke him up from bed.
"General Qian Bai, there are cavalry outside the city and they are rushing towards the north gate." The night watchman who woke him whispered.
At this time, Qian Baijiang also heard the clearer sound of horse hoofbeats. It was obvious that this group of knights was very close to Jiuyuan City. Qian Baijiang, who was still sleepy and impatient, immediately perked up and took two steps to explore from the battlements.
He leaned half out and listened.
"Less than forty cavalry. Our Jiuyuan scout team usually only has ten people. Who could it be?" After listening to Qian Baijiang talking to himself for a while, he turned back and shouted to the dozens of soldiers on the city wall:
"Everyone cheer up, prepare the beacon, and listen to my orders!"
"Here!"
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and the heavy breathing of horses could even be vaguely heard on the city wall.
"Ang!" A war horse galloping at the outermost edge of the cavalry suddenly let out a long and shrill neigh. With a "bang" sound, it foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground dead.
Before the knight on the horse had time to react, he let out a short exclamation and rolled off the horse, falling heavily to the ground with a "bang".
"Ironhead!"
"tractor!"……
Seeing the knight falling from his dead horse to the ground, the other knights were stunned and shouted.
This group of knights is none other than Zhang Mu's scout team who rushed back to Jiuyuan from the depths of the grassland for two days and two nights.
"Xu" Zhang Mu and others quickly grabbed the reins. Zhang Mu did not wait for the horse to stop, but he had already turned over and jumped off the horse. After landing, his legs suddenly went weak and he staggered. He was unable to stand and fell to the ground.
After driving horses without sleep for two consecutive days and two nights, and after the battle with the Huns' scout cavalry, the ten-person scout team was injured except for Xiao Wu, and there were even two more seriously injured.
Mu and others have reached their limit, not only mentally, but also physically.
At this time, there were no saddles or stirrups. The scout team was all riding on bare horses. Except for occasionally eating and resting, they spent the rest of the time running continuously on horseback. Everyone's thighs and legs had been worn out.
Bloody and bloody.
Although there are more than thirty plundered horses from the Huns' scout cavalry that can be used by ten people to take turns, the horses are now also reaching their limit.
The war horse that just fell to the ground and died was one of the four horses of the strong soldier Shi Tietou. Shi Tietou was very strong. Although the four horses were rotated, one of the horses was still exhausted when they approached the foot of Jiuyuan City.
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One of the four horses was beaten to death in every rotation. Although it was said that Shi Tietou was too strong, this shows what the human condition must be like. If not for the fact that everyone in the scout team understood that the military situation was extremely urgent, relying on a force
Supported by faith, they are probably all lying on the road at this moment.
Zhang Mu fell to the ground, struggled with his hands and feet, and rushed to Shi Tietou who fell to the ground. He hugged him and shouted anxiously: "Tietou! Tietou! Wake up! Wake up!"
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At this time, the other eight scout soldiers also dismounted with difficulty and rolled and crawled towards Shi Tietou.
"Tietou, you didn't even die fighting with the Huns and barbarians. If you fall to death right now, Master Fu will look down on you."
Fu Chuan's eyes were filled with tears. The white cloth that had been bandaging the wound on his thigh was now completely black and red. Where he crawled over, there was a long trail of bright red blood on the loess beneath his body.
ps: This is a new volume. I tried my best to code it better, so I am updating it now. Please forgive me! Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish all book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and good health to their loved ones.