Chapter 665 Assassin’s Whereabouts

Sishui County, on the road east of Pengcheng.

The Qin Emperor's motorcade, escorted by three thousand county soldiers and three thousand Lang Guards, headed towards Surabaya.

At the forefront were the county cavalry commanded by Sima of Sishui County, clearing the way, shouting along the way, and driving away pedestrians on the road.

After the county cavalry, there are the Langwei cavalry who are responsible for surveying the road. Further back, with flags fluttering and black armor covering their eyes, they were the heavily armed elite Lang Guards escorting the noble emperor's carriage.

Behind the emperor's chariot and Lang Weijun were thousands of county soldiers holding spears, halberds, swords and shields.

But compared with Lang Wei's elite, these temporarily recruited county soldiers seemed to be of low quality. They were all listless and walked without energy.

Overall, the emperor's traveling array was very large, with many accompanying soldiers and armor, and safety was guaranteed.

Because there is still a long way to go from the destination of this trip, the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding sank. After driving continuously all morning, when the time reached noon, the emperor's car stopped temporarily and rested in a wide area.

"Three thousand county soldiers, plus the thousands of civilians who were conscripted and gathered in Surabaya, there are at least six or seven thousand people. It is really a waste of time and money to recruit such a number of young and strong people before the autumn harvest is over."

Zhao Tuo got out of the car to take a breath, looked at the long queue in front and behind, and shook his head slightly.

In order to welcome the emperor's arrival, Zhang De, governor of Sishui County, disregarded the ongoing autumn harvest last month, and asked the county lieutenant Zhao Guang to recruit a large number of young and strong to gather for a certain amount of military training, so that he could welcome the emperor in a neat queue.

After all, the emperor is here in person, and the soldiers sent out to defend your county dare not say that they need more capable soldiers, but they must not be mobs, otherwise the emperor will see a mess when he arrives. and the incompetence of the county lieutenant.

After a month of training, these thousands of county soldiers can cooperate with each other well and advance and retreat well, but most of them are worried about the harvest at home, and their faces are not very good-looking.

In addition, on the way they came to serve, they had to prepare their own dry food, clothing and food. During the autumn harvest, the family lost a strong laborer, and they had to take out a share of food for the journey. This was very difficult for many poor families. Said it was just worse.

Therefore, apart from awe and curiosity, these ordinary county soldiers did not have any excitement or gratitude for the arrival of the emperor, and some people might even complain in their hearts.

Zhao Tuo saw this and secretly lamented that although the emperor's eastward tour was beneficial to the stability of the empire to some extent, it would inevitably waste people and money.

In this era dominated by agriculture, every time the emperor went to a county, the local officials would recruit the head of Guizhou to build roads and palaces, or recruit a large number of county soldiers to protect the emperor's safety.

Along the way, the counties and counties along the way have consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Especially doing these things during the busy farming season may even damage the agricultural capital.

"It's better to let the emperor cultivate immortality. As long as he stays in the palace to meditate and practice, these things will not happen. I don't know if Lu Sheng and the others have thoroughly understood the theory. I hope that after returning to Xianyang this time, they can start to implement the grand plan of cultivating immortality. . If there is no action, I might have to mention them again."

Zhao Tuo thought to himself and looked at the carriage behind Lu Sheng and others.

This was his attempt to change the situation in the empire.

Just as Zhao Tuo was sizing up the alchemists, several pairs of eyes were sizing up this huge team on a hilltop a few miles away.

"Zifang, the Emperor of Qin has so many guards. It may be difficult for us to succeed."

Gongsun Xin withdrew his gaze, and fear flashed in his eyes.

Although he had previously been shouting about killing the tyrant Dufu, avenging the King of Han, and avenging the six kingdoms, the slogans were shouted loudly.

But when he really saw the miles-long team, guarded by thousands of soldiers, Gongsun Xin couldn't help but feel fear.

Their plan was to hide in an ambush on the only road that the Emperor Qin's car must pass, and when the emperor's car arrived, they would suddenly launch a surprise attack and let the Hercules throw vertebrae to bombard them in order to avenge the country.

But looking at the posture of the emperor's guards now, even if they managed to escape the search of the forwards of the Qin army and successfully launched an assassination, it would be very difficult to escape under the pursuit of these thousands of people.

Zhang Liang said calmly: "My ideal place to assassinate is Bolangsha, which I have been to several times. There is a road connecting Han and Wei. There are often winds and sand flying around, covering the sky. If we can hide in the sand and carry out the assassination This move has a high chance of success, but it’s a pity that we can no longer go there.”

"The survivors of the Chu State have not yet been moved to Guanzhong by the Qin people. The Qin people are not strong in Sishui County, so we can easily travel around. Once two years pass, the Qin people will definitely move the survivors of the Chu Kingdom to Liuzhou. As the rule of the Qin people strengthens in the national city, it will be really difficult for us to move forward."

"Time is running out. This time Zhao Zheng comes to Surabaya and must take action. Even if he takes the greatest risk, he must kill this tyrant!"

There was a cold and hateful light in Zhang Liang's eyes.

He, the Zhang family, is a nobleman of Korea. He has been a minister of the country for two generations and a minister of Korea for five generations.

According to normal circumstances, South Korea has not been destroyed, and Zhang Liang is very likely to become the Prime Minister of South Korea.

But it is a pity that the Qin people came and destroyed the Korean society, making the Zhang family, who had been the Korean prime minister for generations, instantly reduced to a commoner in Guizhou under the rule of the Qin people.

Whether it was national hatred or family hatred, it was enough for Zhang Liang to have great malice towards Qin.

His brother died without being buried, dispersed his family wealth, and joined forces with anti-Qin righteous people from all over the country, just to avenge South Korea and the declining Zhang family.

revenge!

He must take revenge on that tyrant!

Zhang Liang stared coldly at the emperor's motorcade in the distance.

"Zhao Zheng's trip is to go to the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding fell into the water. It is more than thirty miles south of Pengcheng. After he salvages Zhou Ding, he will definitely go to Pengcheng. The road in between is our opportunity. "

"Whether it can be done or not depends on God's will."

…

The emperor's car did not go to Pengcheng, but went straight to the Sishui River section south of Pengcheng.

Because the first emperor really couldn't wait.

Jiuding is a treasure passed down from generation to generation and is known as the important weapon of the emperor.

The lack of one of the nine tripods became a thorn in the heart of the First Emperor, so he had to immediately find the big tripod that fell in the Si River.

Only when all the nine tripods are found can he get rid of this knot in his heart and sleep peacefully.

In the afternoon, the emperor's car arrived at its destination.

This is a wide riverside wilderness. Before the emperor's arrival, there were already three thousand young people gathered. Now with the arrival of the emperor's motorcade, the number immediately reached nearly ten thousand people. It can be said that it is crowded and very lively.

"Your Majesty, I am recruiting three thousand people from the county. They are all warriors who are good at water. I am willing to go into the water to find the most important treasure for your Majesty."

Zhang De, the governor of Surabaya, was a chubby man. As soon as he saw the First Emperor, he lay on the ground and saluted him, and then he couldn't wait to show his merits.

"Well, well done."

The First Emperor nodded.

Ever since he unified the world and declared Qin to be Shui De Destiny, he liked the number six.

Zhang De, the county governor, arranged for three thousand guards and three thousand people to fish for water, both of which were multiples of six. It just sounded very comfortable. The political consciousness of this county governor was pretty good.

Seeing the emperor nodding, Zhang De almost burst into laughter.

Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo looked on and shook his head. No wonder he came up with the idea of ​​using the Zhou tripod that fell into the water thirty years ago as an auspicious sign. This County Sheriff Zhang is really a little expert in officialdom's flattery, and he can even flatter him down to the details.

Compared with Zhang County Governor, Surabaya County Lieutenant Zhao Guang, who led his troops to escort the emperor's car all the way after entering Sishui County, seemed to have no sense of existence. He did everything in a business-like manner and did not have any flattery behavior.

This made Zhao Tuo nod, indicating that his old tribe had not been corrupted by the officialdom of the princes' hometown. If Zhao Guang, a man in the army, became as flattering as Zhang De, then Zhao Tuo would be disappointed.

As the emperor's car arrived at the Sishui River section where Zhou Ding fell in the past, the matter of fishing for the Ding was officially put on the agenda.