Chapter 1213: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Three) Sadness but Joy

The affection is gone!

Bai Qi chewed these words carefully and shuddered involuntarily. He understood why the king sent him out at this critical moment. From the beginning to the end, the king was probably most worried about the road. Chao, a general with more than 100,000 troops, because Lu Chao has another identity, the recognized successor of the Li Confucian school. Once Lu Chao returns to Xianyang safely, the Li Confucian school will gather under Lu Chao's banner, and Li Ru I will definitely make such an arrangement before closing my eyes.

In this case, Chao Lu can only give way and cannot return to Xianyang.

"The general is wise, I'm afraid he won't openly come to Beijing." Bai Qi said in a low voice.

"You only have to pay attention to the bright side, and the rest is on the bright side." Ying Ying waved his hand.

Bai Qi took a deep breath and glanced at Mingtai. Mingtai lowered his head and couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but Bai Qi knew very well in his heart that if Lu Chao returned to Xianyang secretly, he would definitely escape Mingtai. If there is any place where Li Ru has not been affected by the platform's ears and eyes and the traps he has set in the past few decades, it is the Black Ice Platform controlled by Zhongli, which is the private territory of the royal family.

"I hope the general can understand Gu's difficulties, stay well at Hangu Pass, guard the gate for Gu, and buy a few years of recovery time for our Great Qin. Gao Yuan can build the current Great Khan and the foundation of Great Qin in ten years. He is much stronger than him. If you don’t believe it, you can’t catch up and surpass him. All I need is time to go and be alone.”

When Bai Qi stepped out of the palace gate, he turned around and looked at the core place that ruled the Qin Dynasty. The lights inside gradually went out, and finally fell into darkness, with the only light on. Only the place where he had been, the Black Ice Terrace, was left. He seemed to see a young figure sitting cross-legged on the cold marble floor, quietly overlooking the majestic Xianyang City.

Turning around, he pulled his cloak tighter again. Holding the sword at his waist, he strode away.

In the east of Xianyang, in a seemingly ordinary house, all the people sitting there were dignitaries of the Qin Dynasty. Several burning braziers made the room warm as spring, and the people sitting cross-legged. His face was full of worry. On the bed against the wall not far away from them, Li Ru, the founder of the powerful Qin Dynasty in the past, had a sallow face, his eyes closed, and he was lying on the bed, his breath almost inaudible. A doctor sat cross-legged in front of the bed, staring nervously at this great scholar who had influenced an entire generation of Qin people.

"It seems that the king has made up his mind and cannot reverse it." Cui Yuan looked at his colleagues with a gloomy face, "Fan Sui even dares to assassinate Master. If he is allowed to gain power, we will have no place to stand."

"What is even more worrisome is that the reforms advocated by Fan Sui are subverting our foundation. The teacher has long said that it is not suitable for Daqin to make major changes now. Changes must be carried out without external threats.

We need to do it slowly to avoid causing major social turmoil, but Fan Sui's method is like pouring a ladle of water into hot oil, which will destroy our Qin State. "The doctor Zuo Lixing was very worried.

"Fan Sui can't worry about it. What he can worry about is that the king is supporting him. Without the king, he can't do anything, everyone. The list of new appointments and removals of officials I submitted to the king a few days ago was rejected by the king. I think you all know what it means to stay and there has been no approval so far," Huang Jun, the second assistant in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, shook his head.

"Your Majesty has already revealed his plans. We must make a strong counterattack. Let Your Majesty see our strength." Tingwei Tang Ying said fiercely.

"How can you show your strength to the king? Is it possible that you still want to rebel? With those guys under you who only know how to arrest people and torture them, I'm afraid Mingtai will come to your door just as soon as you make a move." Zuo Li Xing said coldly.

"Who said I wanted to rebel? I just want the king to understand that we are the backbone of the Qin Dynasty. That Fan Sui will only mess up the Qin Dynasty and bring the Qin Dynasty to the brink of destruction." Tang Ying said angrily.

"Enough!" Cui Yuan said angrily: "The key now is that Fan Sui cannot be allowed to return to the capital. Someone has already done this. Killing Fan Sui will make the king understand that the person he should rely on is Who! Junior Brother is coming back too. Once Fan Sui dies and Junior Brother returns to Xianyang, everything will be under our control. Now..."

A violent cough interrupted Cui Yuan's words, and everyone turned around suddenly. The doctor in front of the bed was busy, and Li Ru, who was lying on the bed with his chest bent like a shrimp, his violent coughing brought out a little bit of pain. The scarlet color makes gorgeous flowers bloom on the white sheets.

"Cui Shoufu, everyone Li can't survive." The doctor shouted in panic.

Everyone jumped up and rushed to the bedside. Cui Yuan held Li Ru's hand tightly and shouted loudly: "Teacher, teacher, I am here. Do you have anything else to tell me?"

Li Ru, who had been unconscious for many days, slowly opened his hazy eyes amidst Cui Yuan's screams, and looked at the anxious Cui Yuan blankly. His mouth opened and closed, as if he wanted to confess something, but what was it? He couldn't tell, the muscles on his face twitched, and his eyes became more and more anxious, staring at Cui Yuan.

"Teacher, don't worry. We will definitely abide by what you tell us. When the junior brother comes back, we will follow his lead to protect Da Qin and the teacher's hard work." Seeing Li Ru unable to swallow in one breath, Cui Yuan couldn't help crying.

A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Li Ru fell heavily back onto the bed, "Stable." He spat out the last two words. A mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth, and his eyes finally blurred.

"Teacher." Cui Yuan shouted and slowly knelt down in front of the bed. Behind him, everyone knelt down and cried bitterly.

Horse hooves trampled the pure tranquility of Xianyang. In Xianyang Palace, the bell tower slightly lower than Heibingtai rang a heavy bell. Yingying stood on the terrace of Heibingtai Palace and listened to the heavy bell. bells. When Li Ru died, he didn't feel much grief, but more of a sense of relief. The mountain that had been weighing on his head was finally lifted away.

Li Ru made great contributions to the rise of the Qin State. Without him, the rise of the Qin State from the western frontier would not have been possible, the Qin Dynasty would not have been able to dominate other countries in the past few decades, and there would be no great achievements of his father. He has made great contributions, and now that he has passed away, it is natural that he should be given the honor he deserves. The bell tower in the palace will only be rung when important events happen in the country. As for the purpose of mourning, only the royal family has enjoyed it before. , and for a person with a foreign surname, this is the first time, but Li Ru deserves this honor.

He opened his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the entire Xianyang. From now on, this city, this kingdom, truly belongs to him.

He wanted to revive the Qin Dynasty and complete the great cause that his father had not completed. He wanted to become the greatest king in history. Facing the night sky and listening to the bells, Ying Ying screamed in his heart.

The palace door opened and Mingtai rushed in.

"Your Majesty, urgent report at Hangu Pass." Mingtai's voice was urgent.

Ying Ying turned around and looked at Mingtai's worried expression. Her heart sank. The blush on her face gradually faded and turned pale.

"General Lu, has he finally decided to come back?" He almost said this sentence from his throat, but what he was thinking about was the little things he had followed Lu Chao in those years. During those years, the two of them had A deep friendship was formed, but now, it seems that this friendship is coming to an end.

"No, it's not that the general is back. This is an urgent report from the general. Western Zhao has surrendered to the Han State and set a trap in Jinyang County. General Gou Yi, under the general's command, ambushed in Jinyang County and was attacked by two groups of Han troops. The cavalry attacked, the whole army was destroyed, Gou Yi's life and death were unknown, and the 20,000 troops could escape back to Hangu Pass. Ten stops would be worse than one stop." Mingtai's voice sounded very anxious.

"What?" Ying Ying's color suddenly changed, his fists were clenched, and his veins were exposed. The 20,000-strong army was just gone.

"What kind of response did the general make?" Ying Ying asked.

"The general said in the military report that the scouts discovered that Han Wang Gao Yuan appeared in Jinyang County in person. The general decided to attack with the whole army. Firstly, it was to regain the territory of Western Zhao. Secondly, if Gao Yuan could be surrounded and killed in Jinyang If the county is established, the Han Dynasty will be in chaos, while the Qin Dynasty will be able to sit back and relax."

Ying Ying walked around in the hall, then suddenly turned around and looked at Mingtai, "Mingtai, tell me, is this the general using another method to demonstrate against Gu?"

Mingtai was startled, thought for a while, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, my subordinates think this is impossible. The general may not agree with your Majesty's idea of ​​reform, but he will never threaten the lives of 20,000 soldiers." Your Majesty, what's more, as far as I know, Gou Yi is the most trusted subordinate of the general. We had previously speculated that if the general returns to Xianyang, then the general will definitely appoint Gou Yi to manage the Hangu Pass army for him. Otherwise, General Lu may collude with others, but he will never collude with Gao Yuan. This matter is probably a conspiracy planned by Western Zhao and Han for a long time. "

Ying Ying nodded. "So, the general will not come back?"

"The general will not come back." Mingtai said with certainty: "Your Majesty, it seems that the general is still very loyal to the king. In fact, after this happened, the general has another response, which is to defend Hangu. There is no way to get out. The Han army only has two cavalry groups with more than 10,000 people arriving in Jinyang County, and you also know the combat effectiveness of the Western Zhao army."

Ying Ying nodded: "After you said this, I am completely relieved. The general is still the same as before. I can finally relax. In his heart, Qin's interests are above all else." ”

"Your Majesty, will the general sending out troops on such a large scale cause a large-scale war?" Mingtai asked with some worry.

"It's possible." Ying Ying suddenly laughed, "However, there is a general staying at Hangu Pass, so I don't have anything to worry about." (To be continued)