Chapter 172: Zhao Gao is looking for a way out

Bow and thank "Zhou Xiaolei", "Pig Riding KAN Star", "Not enough energy" for the precious monthly passes! Thank you very much, thank you for the generous enthusiasm of "Sword God 008" and "Ding Zongyue"!

PS: Tanabata, I'm busy at night, you know-_-!!

………………………………………………

The disadvantage of a news blockage is that you can't know more about it, and then use a lot of actual information to analyze what's going to happen. Lu Zhe has enough judgment about the south, and he can't guess about the Central Plains region due to lack of information, but he probably knows the plan of the Lu Dao Center, and thinks that the outbreak of the Great War will either be after the autumn harvest, and if it doesn't break out this year, it will be in the spring of the following year.

In ancient times, autumn was generally the first choice for the outbreak of war, because there was plenty of food during this season. It is almost common sense that if there is a war that does not start in the fall, and the summer and winter are not at all suitable for fighting, then the war will definitely break out in the spring of the following year.

Before, Lu Zhezhi's information was that Sanchuan County only had 100,000 troops, and it became 300,000 in just half a month, but he didn't know who the commander of Lu Dao was, and once the commander was appointed, it would be the stage of starting a war.

Nanjun now has 180,000 troops, of which less than 70,000 are in the nature of soldiers, 30,000 soldiers are attacking Qianzhong, and 40,000 were taken to Ye County by Lu Zhe.

The edict envoy from Xianyang brought 10,000 Qin troops, and according to Wang Xin's meaning, this 10,000 Qin army was the only support army from the center to Nanjun.

There are 10,000 orthodox Qin troops Lu Zhe doesn't know whether to be happy or jealous, and he is a little relieved that the highest military rank in the 10,000 Qin army is only the military marquis, and there are no captains and commanders.

When the Qin State reached the level of general, he was able to open a government and establish his own shogunate, Lu Zhe didn't know if General Zhonglang also had such rights, the edict was not written, and Wang Xin and Zhao Heng did not say it.

For a lively and lively night banquet, Lu Zhe did not get useful information from Wang Xin. Wang Xin didn't ask why Zhao Heng didn't come to the banquet and those generals didn't come. The two sides tacitly did not ask each other too much, and in the nonsense of the north and south, the host and guest also got along happily, and they initially accepted each other's goodwill.

"So, Shao Shangzao really sent troops to attack Qianzhong?" There was no surprise in Wang Xin's tone, as if he was repeating a fact.

"The translator called on the Song Dynasty to run around the various tribes of Baiyue, and after the autumn, he would entangle his troops to invade the north." Lu Zhe was also repeating the facts, "This situation was mentioned in the war report I sent to Xianyang. ”

Wang Xin smiled: "Preemptively, there have been such examples in the country, and a decisive attack will only be appreciated." Why worry? ”

Have it? It seems that there really has been such an example, but that is already an old matter of King Qin Huiwen, and the person who did this is also Sima Cuo, who has the great trust of the monarch.

Lu Zhe simply said his confusion: "The edict issued by His Majesty does not have any instructions, which really makes Zhe feel uneasy. ”

"......" Wang Xin didn't know how to answer, even Wang Juan didn't understand that the First Emperor would be like this, how could he understand.

There is an additional reason for being respectful to Lu Zhe, Wang Juan mentioned Wang Xin, Lu Zhe will become a very key figure in the south in the future, but I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Lu Zhe.

The so-called key figure Wang Xin doesn't quite understand. He only knew that Wang Juan's attention to Lu Zhe seemed a little abnormal, but as long as he followed Wang Juan's instructions, there was no harm.

Lu Zhe wanted to ask Wang Xin about Sanchuan County, but after asking Wang Xin twice, he gave up, and the night banquet should be dispersed at this time.

Wang Xin, who was uncertain, could only be respectful. Not a word that should not be said will not be said. He began to drink heavily, as if to avoid embarrassment by getting drunk, and later said goodbye with "too much alcohol".

Almost as soon as Wang Xin left, Zhao Heng appeared.

Lu Zhe, who was drinking alone, saw that Zhao Heng had no accident, and ordered someone to withdraw the old case and move to a new long case. After setting up the cooking and wine utensils, he just looked at Zhao Heng and didn't make a sound.

It was a banquet guest for Wang Xin just now, but it was not a simple banquet guest for Zhao Heng at this time. Since Lu Zhe has agreed to marry, according to the current customs, Zhao Heng is considered his own family, and the etiquette of the banquet guests is redundant.

Zhao Heng understood this, he ate and drank when he should eat, and after a while: "Don't blame Lang Jun, Heng didn't say that the time had not come." ”

Sure enough, Lu Zhe felt that Zhao Heng must have said something before, since Zhao Gao married him, there must be some arrangements.

"Uncle here's a private letter," Zhao Heng said and took out a small box from his arms, and when he saw that there was no one else in the house, he got up from his position and walked over to deliver it.

Lu Zhe was not in a hurry to open the sealed box, he drank two glasses in silence: "The strangeness of the situation is really beyond my expectations. ”

Zhao Heng, who sat down again, smiled: "The whole country, there is not much in your heart. ”

Scraping off the beeswax of the box, Lu Zhe opened the box and there was a roll of Bai Juan rolled into a cylindrical shape, he picked it up and shook it open, and the font on Bai Juan looked dense.

The font of this letter is very beautiful, as if it was written by my daughter's family?

"Poor breathing, chest pain, shortness of breath, stiff neck?" The more Lu Zhe looked at it, the more surprised he became, Zhao Gao did not mention any name in the letter, but only wrote a description of the illness: "...... say so", who else can be so cautious and have a secret letter to write a sick case by Zhao Gao? It must be the First Emperor!

Zhao Heng had been looking at Lu Zhe, and when he saw a shocked expression, he took out a box from his arms: "Uncle has a word, if you understand, then take out the second letter." ”

The implication is that Lu Zhe didn't understand it, so he didn't have to take out the second letter?

The font of the second letter is still beautiful, and Lu Zhe is not in a hurry to read the content, but studies the font.

It stands to reason that such an important letter should be written by Zhao Gao himself, right? But no matter how you look at it, it looks like it came from my daughter's handiwork! Lu Zhe likes to sort out the confusing things, and then he will connect the whole thing together and discover some unspeakable meanings from it.

"Has the woman's handwriting always been so good?" Lu Zhe asked Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng was a little stunned, he hadn't read the letter, and he didn't dare to read it, even if Lu Zhe wanted to hand it over now, he didn't dare to answer it. He chose to hand over the instructions in his hand.

Lu Zhe took it and compared it, and asked, "This is written by the woman herself?" ”

Zhao Heng nodded: "Heng is looking at his uncle's handwriting. ”

Lu Zhe was silent again, the fonts of the two letters were almost no different if they were not carefully observed, and if they were carefully screened, they would find that there were differences in some strokes, and this was what he wanted to study the most.

If the letter is from Zhao Gao's own handwriting. Then naturally there is nothing to guess about. But the letter is not from Zhao Gao's handwriting, and the woman who can be trusted by Zhao Gao is probably only her own daughter, so what is the intention of Zhao Gao to ask her daughter to write this kind of letter to Lu Zhe once it is revealed that the clan will be wiped out?

I don't know if Lu Dao is thinking too much, Lu Zhe always feels that Zhao Gao is trying to express what he means by doing this, and the meaning in this is very important.

"What is this signifying?" Lu Zhe didn't think of any key points, "Letting my daughter write, is it telling me that the two sides are in the same breath now?" "It seems that this is the only way to explain?

After pondering for a long time, Lu Zhe finally began to read the second letter.

The content of the second letter devotes a lot of space to the current situation of the Qin state......

After the Mengshi's plan for the northern frontier was stranded, the Ju clan fell into anxiety, especially the 100,000 northern Xinjiang army was transferred to the border of Taiyuan County by the First Emperor, and the figure of the unified army was Wang Ben of the Wang family, which made the Mengshi even more violent.

"Wang's ......" Lu Zhe couldn't help laughing: "Except that Xiang's likes to pick peaches." Didn't Wang also pick Montessori peaches? He remembered that the army trained by the Montessori was received by the Wang clan at the least.

After Meng Tian was appointed as the general of the Northern Expedition, he got the consent of the First Emperor to take out his private property in the armed army.

Originally, this year or next year, the Northern Xinjiang plan would enter the most important stage, and Meng Tian's arrival in Shangjun had already sprinkled the news that countless scouts had spying on the grassland, and he had spied back a lot of useful information. For example, it was confirmed that the Dayue clan was defeated in the hands of the Xiongnu, and the disagreement between the Xiongnu's Shan Yu and King Zuo Xian, stepped up the training of 300,000 troops and waited to step on the stage where the Mengshi spread their wings and fly high.

It may be disgraceful to say, but the Mengshi can be said to have used all kinds of means to carry out the plan of the northern frontier, and even used the warlock to tell the First Emperor such a rebellious thing as "Hu of the Dead Qin". This made the First Emperor decide to attack the Xiongnu in the north.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the south was in chaos, and the Montessori was blocked by this bad news that the plan to attack the Xiongnu in the north to seize the Yinshan Ranch was not to mention, and the hard-working army was divided into two, and the opponent Wang got the 100,000 elite army that should have belonged to the Montessori without much effort.

Zhao Gao's letter describes it in detail. Because the Wang clan plotted to obtain the 100,000 troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the Mengshi now hates the Wang clan to the core. What made Zhao Gao even more amused was that because Meng Tian, the patriarch of the Meng clan, was already a general of the expedition to the north, not only did the matter of attacking the Xiongnu in the north fall into a state of aground. In the future, the war against the Central Plains and the South will not be Montessori.

Lu Zhe didn't think this was funny at all, and he even thought that the disagreement between Montessori and Wang would affect the politics of the center, at least the struggle between Montessori and Wang would definitely divide many ministers into two factions. This is a big bad thing for the current Qin State.

"To say that there is no handwriting of the First Emperor in it, I don't believe it at all." Lu Zhe smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Focus on the south, and then start to weaken Montessori to a limited extent?" ”

In addition to describing the relationship between the Mengs and the Wang, Zhao Gao also talked about the Xu family, which, according to the letter, is now an ally of Zhao Gao, and this is because of Lu Zhe's relationship.

That is to say...... Xu Yang is going to be of great use? Lu Zhe was very sensitive to it: "The Xu clan has turned its gaze to the south, and is fighting for a position to lead the army, and it is likely that with the help of Zhao Gao, he will become the commander of the 300,000 army of Sanchuan County?" ”

It's strange, the 300,000 army of Sanchuan County was prepared for the conquest of the Central Plains, and if Xu Yan became the commander of the 300,000 army, he might become both the general of Zhengdong and the general of Zhengnan.

Lu Zhe stopped thinking and continued to look down, seeing that the First Emperor intended to let Fusu go to Shangjun to be the county guard and the supervisor of the Northern Frontier Army, and intended to choose another prince to go to Sanchuan County to sit in the town, these two news made him directly stunned.

I heard that the relationship between the eldest son Fusu and the Montessori brothers is very good, and the Qin State will focus on the Central Plains next and cannot take care of the northern Xinjiang, the first emperor sent the eldest son Fusu to Shangjun to serve as the county guard, which is nothing more than to prevent the Montessori from becoming bigger, and becoming the supervisor of the Northern Xinjiang Army is also to limit the Montessori, which is something that mature politicians will do, and there is nothing surprising.

The reason why Lu Zhe didn't react was because he saw the content behind, and Zhao Gao directly explained that the prince who was trying to be sent to Sanchuan County was Hu Hai, and he could only say it categorically Hu Hai.

Zhao Gao is Hu Hai's teacher, and this is well known throughout the country. And Zhao Gao will help Xu Yan to fight for a position in order to complete this scheme, which is another transaction between Zhao Gao and Xu Yan.

He is not in Xianyang, but Lu Zhe can completely imagine that because of a series of great changes, the undercurrent of the center of the empire is no less than that of the chaotic south and the Central Plains, and even the undercurrent of the south and the Central Plains is nothing, and the most important thing is whether the first emperor can control the bureaucrats of the entire empire as before.

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Zhe somewhat understood why Zhao Gaowei wanted to write a separate letter saying that the First Emperor was seriously ill, which was a kind of fear that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and he may have made some wrong judgment because of fear. Otherwise, there is no need to mention the affair with the eldest son Fusu in the second letter.

Zhao Gaobi didn't want anything to happen to the First Emperor, but the illness was not something that could be solved by hope. What is the cooperation between Zhao Gao and Xu Yan preventing, the first emperor misunderstood a little, it was like a gamble, and the marriage with Lu Zhe was arranging the back road......

"Zhao Gao must know the situation in Nanjun, and he is covering up some things for me just for the sake of the back road. As a close minister of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao checked all the pieces reviewed by His Majesty in advance, and it was too easy for him to cover up anything, and he only needed to postpone the report of those pieces. Your Majesty must have other sources of information, but it is difficult to judge that the edict that seems inexplicable will be issued! For the first time, Lu Zhe felt that his behavior of moving closer to Zhao Gao was too correct, and he simply won a chance to survive for himself.

The second letter is very long. It was a little verbose, and at the end of the day, he asked Lu Zhe to reply to the letter, be sure not to hide the current situation of Nanjun and what scale it can develop. Be clear about what help you need.

After reading the letter, a cold sweat broke out on Lu Zhe's forehead, and he felt that his political sense of smell had become sharper than ever, and Zhao Gao couldn't wait to do this, which was enough to show that Zhao Gao's fear in his heart had reached a certain level.

"When did the First Emperor die of illness?" Lu Zhe thought hard. After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think of anything: "It shouldn't be like this?" I remember that Liu Ji is only forty years old now, and Liu Ji will not ascend the throne until he is about sixty years old. ”

Some of his thoughts were confused, but Lu Zhe was sure that it was far from the time when the First Emperor was seriously ill. According to the investigation, Xiang Yu is only sixteen years old now, and Xiang Yu was twenty-five or sixteen years old when Chu and Han fought. In other words, the princes should have risen ten years later?

Thinking of what the key was, Lu Zhehuo raised his head: "Heng, how old is Prince Huhai this year?" ”

Zhao Heng had been watching Lu Zhe's face change, and when he heard the question, he immediately replied: "Gongzi Hu Hai is thirteen years old this year. ”

Lu Zhe slapped his forehead after hearing this, he couldn't judge whether his guess about Zhao Gao's letter was right or not, if it wasn't for the fact that the First Emperor was seriously ill, why was Zhao Gao so anxious.

"Is there a third letter?" Lu Zhe asked very seriously, although he was smiling on his face, he didn't mean to joke at all.

In an instant, Zhao Heng's mouth opened widely, and he hurriedly took out another box: "Uncle said, if you don't ask, then you don't have to take out the third letter." If you asked, give you the third letter. ”

Cast a mist before somebody's eyes? Lu Zhe, who was anxious, didn't care about any etiquette at all, he walked over and grabbed the box as if he had to grab it and open it, and looked at it anxiously.

The content of the third letter was a bit too short, and there was only one sentence in it, "The Wang Juan family and the Xu family can become allies", which was endless.

Wang Xin's attitude towards Lu Zhe is very telling, and Lu Zhe concluded that Wang Juan and Zhao Gao must have some common purpose. As for the Xu family, it is even simpler, after Xu Yan became the commander of the 300,000 army of Sanchuan County, the relationship between Lu Zhe and the Xu family can only be closer and cannot be alienated, this is related to Zhao Gao's political layout, and there can be no mistake at all.

Zhao Heng waited for Lu Zhe to finish reading, and said cautiously: "The situation is foggy, each clan has its own plans, Your Majesty's temperament has changed greatly recently, and my uncle means that you just have to manage well in Nanjun, and you must not move lightly." ”

Lurk? This plan is beneficial to Lu Zhe, who originally wanted to be latent and develop Nanjun well.

"There is one more thing, which comes out of my mouth and into your ears, and is not known to others." Zhao Heng's attitude was unprecedentedly serious: "At this moment, it may be possible to operate, and there must be no disobedience." There will be no reply from His Majesty, but big and small things need to be reported to Xianyang! ”

Lu Zhe bowed his head after hearing this, he understood what Zhao Gao meant, things can be done, but the momentum cannot be big, Zhao Gao is also indirectly hinting that the First Emperor has sent secret agents to Nanjun, and every move is in the eyes of the First Emperor.

"So...... The battle report of my troops in Qianzhong County has arrived in Xianyang, right? "Lu Zhe wanted to be sure of one thing.

Zhao Heng nodded again and again: "It's already here, Your Majesty is precisely because Nanjun sent troops to Qianzhong, so he ordered you to be the general of Nanzhonglang, otherwise you will ......"

Understood, Lu Zhe understood a little, and admired the thinking and mind of the First Emperor in his heart. He had no doubt that if he hadn't sent troops to attack Baiyue but had sent troops to attack other counties, this time the First Emperor would not have come with the edict, but with a glass of poisoned wine or hundreds of thousands of troops.

"As long as I don't touch other counties and keep targeting Baiyue, Your Majesty will tolerate me running Nanjun?" Lu Zhe's eyes flickered a little: "What kind of emperor should this be?" Maybe...... Just maybe...... If I can hold Nanjun and not be occupied by the rebels, and lead the Nanjun army to defeat Lingnan, Your Majesty will pursue the liquidation in the future, but will give me a good old age, right? ”

The back was suddenly a little slimy, Lu Zhe reached out and touched his entire back, which was wet with sweat, and the cold sweat on his forehead also left his cheeks. (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank "Zhou Xiaolei", "Pig Riding KAN Star", "Not enough energy" for the valuable monthly passes! Thank you very much, thank you for the generous enthusiasm of "Sword God 008" and "Ding Zongyue"!

PS: Tanabata, I'm busy at night, you know-_-!!