Chapter 163 Chapter 4: The First Trial of Crying

When the hundreds of ministers, ministers and royal family members present at the meeting were panicking, Xiao Pan, accompanied by three generals Xu Xian, Lu Gong and Wang Ling, returned to the venue in a majestic manner, and shouted: "Mr. Gaoling rebelled and rebelled. The widow will immediately go to battle in person, and you will stay in the original seats, and after the widow has cleaned up the thieves, come and drink with your family." Although everyone heard the sound of shouts of killing and burning, they were only confined to the distance behind the stronghold, and seeing that the guards around them were neatly lined up, they felt a little relieved and shouted long live.

Zhu Ji stood up, glanced at Lu Buwei with pale face and Mo Ao's Guan Zhongxie who was holding the poisonous hair, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord! What's going on here?" Xiao Pan said coldly: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother, everything will be handled by Wang Er, come here! First help the Queen Mother go back to the camp to rest." Zhu Ji knew that under such circumstances, it was really inappropriate to question this unpredictable son, so she went back to the camp in a daze, surrounded by her internal servants and imperial guards. Xiao Pan turned to Lu Buwei and said: "Father Zhong and Miss San are shocked, please go to the widow's tent to take a break; after the chaos is settled, I will invite Father Zhong out for a cup of wine to celebrate victory."

Lu Buwei looked at Mo Ao, who was already exhaling more and less inhaling, a little bit at a loss, more than a dozen guards came to his place and asked him to rest in the king's tent. At this time, the sound of rumbling water and the terrifying sound of giant trees hitting the bridge came from the direction of Shangjingshui, which pushed the tense and fearful atmosphere to the peak. However, seeing Xiao Pan commanding with determination and confidence, everyone felt a little more at ease. Lu Buwei knew that if he violated the order, he would be killed immediately.Sighing dejectedly, he turned his head to look at Guan Zhongxie and Mo Ao, and then he and Lu Niangrong went with the guards.

At this time, the imperial guards had prepared their war horses, Xiao Pan comforted the ministers a few more words, and surrounded by Lu Gong and other generals and the imperial guards, he boldly stepped on the war horses, galloped out of the wooden village with the sound of hooves. Mo Ao had just swallowed his last breath. Guan Zhongxie felt his whole body go numb, and felt the terrifying feeling of being against Xiang Shaolong for the first time. They have suffered a crushing defeat tonight, and now if Lu Buwei and Lu Niangrong's father and daughter are put under house arrest, they will be targeted by everyone.If you leave your seat, the surrounding imperial guards will attack and kill you with swords.

At the same time, he knew that Lu Can and Zhou Zihuan were finished, and Xiang Shaolong would never let them go. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ As soon as the fire started, the Changping Lord brothers led the 5,000 imperial guards lying on both sides, entered the Gaoling Lord's camp, captured and killed the rebels. The firefighting team had prepared sand and stones and covered the grass and bushes to block the spread of the fire. The more than 3,000 people that Lord Gaoling sneaked in were besieged by the imperial guards. From the very beginning, it became a battle of trapped beasts, falling into a one-sided situation.

Jing Jun led two thousand cavalry troops to intercept nearly a thousand generals of Lu Buwei's family who had been escorted by Lu Can. First, he shot them all on their backs with a burst of arrows, and then rushed out from both sides. . At this time, the four wooden bridges were split in the middle and broken. Gaoling Lord's rebels who were going down with the water on a raft were intercepted condescendingly by the five thousand cavalry troops led by Huan Jue on both sides of the upper reaches. defeated. Although the wooden shield can block the powerful arrows, but the boulders ejected by the trebuchet, and there is no danger to defend on the river, hundreds of rafts were sunk by nearly half, and the rest rushed to the shore, giving Huan Juan, who is well versed in the art of war. Lead people to kill like melons and vegetables.

Xiaopan is vertically and horizontally between the two battlefields, using lights to command advance and retreat!A "little overlord" spirit that dominates the world. Xiang Shaolong led two thousand cavalry troops and searched along the river, but he couldn't find any traces of Zhou Zihuan and Lu Buwei's hundreds of generals. Can't help but secretly sigh that Lu Buwei's anger is not exhausted, if Zhou Zihuan and this group of family members are to be captured in one go, no matter how good Lu Buwei's eloquence and acting skills are, he will be unable to argue.It can be seen that in the dark, there is its own master.I just don't know if his role as Xiang Shaolong is a link in God's will.

◇◇◇◇◇◇ Zhu Ji and Lu Buwei were invited out, and Lu Gong and others re-entered the table. When Ji Yanran saw that Ailang came back safe and sound, she smiled all over her face, and even Qin Qing, who always smiles miserly, made an exception and smiled sweetly at him. All the officials knelt down to Xiao Pan, and after shouting long live, Xiao Pan blushed with excitement, and drank with the royal family who had toasted him. Xiang Shaolong felt relieved, knowing that after this battle, Xiao Pan had established his position in Qin's heart. Jing Shan came to report again at this time: "Lu Can slipped away, and the people he picked up were all from other places, not Lu Buwei's generals in Xianyang."

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this was the truth, with Mo Ao's intellect, how could he leave something for others to catch.Thinking of this, he couldn't help looking at Lu Buwei's seat. Mo Ao had already been carried away, Guan Zhong Xiemu was expressionless, but Lu Buwei not only looked as usual!He also frequently persuaded Xiao Pan and Zhu Ji to drink, and couldn't help admiring his acting skills from the bottom of his heart. Amidst the shouts, Lord Gaoling and more than a dozen generals who were tied up were pushed to the center of the field, while Lord Changping and the imperial guards who were being escorted forced themselves to kneel down.

The audience fell silent immediately. Xiao Pan first asked Zhu Ji for instructions, and Zhu Ji sighed and said, "Wang'er can figure it out." Mr. Gaoling's hair was disheveled, his body was covered with blood, his eyes glared with poisonous resentment, and he glared at Xiao Pan angrily. The imperial guard was about to press his head to the ground, but Xiao Pan stretched out his hand to stop him, and said calmly: "Treason against the superior, plot against the law, Mr. Gao Ling, you can be convicted." Lord Gaoling cursed loudly: "Bah! Where did you come from, you bastard..."

Before he finished speaking, Lord Changping next to him stuffed the prepared cloth into his mouth, and the guard on the other side slapped him on the back. Lord Gaoling groaned and fell to the ground in pain, extremely embarrassed. Xiao Pan said to Lu Buwei nonchalantly, "What crime does Father Zhong think should be punished for committing a crime against the superior?" Lu Buwei said impassionedly: "Naturally, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths. The prince put him in prison first, and then announced to the world that he will be executed at an optional date." Xiao Pan nodded in awe in the audience and said: "What Zhongfu said is true, but why choose a day to carry out the execution, push them all to the side of the Jing River and behead them immediately. With the belly of the beast." Everyone would have thought that the underage prince would be so ruthless. You must know that Lord Gaoling is respected. If it weren't for the intervention of King Zhuangxiang, he would have almost become Lord Qin, and now he died without a place to bury him. The future Qin Shihuang was awe-inspiring. Lord Gaoling froze and struggled to raise his head, but his hands were tied behind his back, and something was stuffed in his mouth, so he couldn't speak.Several of his subordinates who were captured at the same time fell to the ground tremblingly. Lord Changping issued an order, and the imperial guards led Gaoling Lord and others out of the wooden stronghold to execute the sentence like a sheep and a dog. Xiao Pan remained unmoved, and said coldly: "For any family members related to the rebellious party, the men will be sent to the western borders to open up wasteland; the women will serve as official servants, and all the descendants of the gentlemen of Gaoling will be executed. , take this as a warning.” In the entire banquet hall, hundreds of ministers and powerful family members were completely silent, so quiet that a needle could be heard. Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear it when he heard it, but as long as he looked at Li Si and the others beside him, who were all calm, he knew that this kind of inhumane way of harming relatives was really the norm of this era. If Xiao Pan were changed as a prisoner, the same thing would happen to Xiao Pan and him. There is nothing left to say. This kind of practice where one person commits a crime and the whole family should be punished is exactly the way a society with supremacy of the monarchy suppresses the people. Under such circumstances, who dares not to follow the rules? Xiao Pan continued: "The person who made the most contribution this time is Huan Juan who just joined the Du Cavalry Army. It is all thanks to him who saw through the conspiracy of the traitor party first, and the widows were able to arrange it calmly, and captured the thief in one go. The widow made an exception and promoted him to a general, but Wang Jian recommended him for meritorious service, and his achievements in northern Xinjiang, so he was promoted to a general with immediate effect." Even Zhu Ji couldn't object to Xiaopan's promotion in personnel because of the power to eliminate the rebel party.Lu Buwei is even more dumb when he eats coptis, he knows the pain himself. All these matters have been agreed by Lu Gong, Xu Xian and Wang Ling, and of course they will not object. At this time, Huan Jue and Jing Jun were still chasing the deserters of the rebels, so they didn't know the great news for the time being. Xiao Pan's words are true or false, but the purpose is still to follow Xiang Shaolong's words, to set up a quick-response force headed by Huan Yu directly under Xiao Pan's command, which will be used to deal with the two big forces of Lai Ai and Lu Buwei in the future. Xiao Pan originally wanted to promote Xiang Shaolong to the rank of General at the same time, but Xiang Shaolong politely rejected him because he had no military achievements.He has no interest in power at all. Xiaopan continued: "General Huanju will stay in the capital and set up a training camp to train recruits selected from various places, promote talents, and lay a solid foundation for our Great Qin to rule the world in the future. Wang Ben fought bravely and beheaded the enemy this time. At twenty, he has also made great contributions. I will appoint him as General Huan's deputy general, and he will also contribute to our Great Qin. Do the Queen Mother, Father Zhong, the General, the General, and the family of the Qing have any objections?" Zhu Ji felt that her precious son had grown up, but the distance between her and herself had also grown. What happened tonight was clearly planned by Xiang Shaolong, while Lu Buwei secretly conspired, but neither of them revealed any news to him, and he couldn't help but feel lost in his heart. He couldn't help looking at Lai Ai, wondering if this was his own. The only person you can rely on? Xiao Pan said again at this time: "Queen Mother! The child is following your instructions." Zhu Ji felt a burst of fatigue hit her heart, she shook her head and said, "Wang Er can make up his own mind." Lu Buwei took the opportunity and said: "The Imperial Guard, Duqi, and Duwei have enough strength to serve as the pillars of the capital's defense. Is there still a need to form a new army? Please check it out." Lu Gong first scolded your mother's father Zhong twice in his heart, then he laughed and said: "Father Zhong just said what the problem is, if the imperial guards, Duqi and Duwei only talk about defending the city, their strength is more than enough. However, if it is used to quell the turmoil outside the capital, it will be powerless. For example, in order to quell the chaos in Dongjun today, all the garrisons near the capital have been evacuated, so that Lord Gaoling can take advantage of it. Therefore, the new army is indeed established. necessary." Xu Xian continued: "At present, our Great Qin and the Three Jins are in conflict, and we may have to deal with the enemy on several fronts at the same time. With this elite new army, we are not afraid of the turmoil and civil uprisings like Dongjun. gone." Lu Buwei was speechless. This is his biggest weakness. After all, he is still a civil servant, without Meng Ao by his side, he is really not qualified to argue with the most experienced people in Qin State's military on military issues. From this we can see how important Lu Gong and others' support for Xiaopan is. Xiao Pan made a decision: "This matter will be arranged according to this. Commander Xiang will take the order." Everyone was stunned, wondering what order Xiang Shaolong was going to accept?Lu Gong, Li Si, etc. are chicken food light worms, and they know it well. Xiang Shaolong left the table and knelt down in front of Xiao Pan Zhu Ji's table. Xiaopan took out the order talisman and sent the courtiers to Xiang Shaolong, saying: "Gaoling Lord can sneak into the capital with a crowd of ten thousand without anyone noticing. After investigating this matter, if anyone is found to have contributed to the rebel party, he will be killed without mercy, and the position of commander in Beijing will be replaced by Deputy Commander Jing." Xiang Shaolong took the order loudly. Xiao Pan shouted loudly: "This is the end of the banquet tonight. You should rest for a while. After the bridge is repaired, you and I will go to the Jinghe River to welcome the team back from the evening hunting and review their rich harvest." When Xiao Pan respectfully sent off Zhu Ji to the banquet, everyone knelt down and saw them off sincerely. At this moment, Xiang Shaolong was moved in his heart.Years of hard work have not been in vain. Starting tonight, Xiao Pan has built up his prestige as the future Qin Shihuang. The power of the Qin Dynasty is no longer in the hands of powerful officials, and even Lu Buwei has to be led by the nose. After he kills Tian Dan and comes back, as long as he is clever enough, he can sit back and watch Lao Ai and Lu Buwei fight to the death. After working so hard for so long, it's time to enjoy some happiness.