Chapter 11 Ying Zheng's Deployment

Ying Zheng, sitting in the carriage, looked at Shahe Village which was gradually disappearing into the distance.

He asked, "Wang Jian, what do you think of Shahe Village?"

Wang Jian thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, from what I see, this Shahe Village is probably of extraordinary origin, and the identity of that young man Zhao is not simple either."

"After all, there are so many extraordinary things in their village!"

"Potatoes, new equipment, cement, paper, and the terrifying grenade. Just one of them is enough to shock the world and change the Qin Dynasty."

“But their village actually has them all!”

"Even their village's metal forging technology has reached the level of being able to produce iron sheets."

"But fortunately, it was His Majesty that Zhao encountered first."

"Otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

Ying Zheng smiled, "Indeed. Fortunately, that kid Zhao has no ill feelings towards the Qin Dynasty! He has no ill feelings towards me!"

"I am only rebelling against Qin because I am worried that my golden elixir will poison me and I will suddenly die, which will cause unrest in the Qin Dynasty."

"But now I have stopped taking the golden elixir and started to detoxify. What Zhao kid is worried about will not happen. This means that Zhao kid is willing to be used by me! For the Qin Empire!"

"I can't wait to see the invincible army that Zhao has built for me."

"By then I can send troops to the northwest again to completely eliminate the Huns in the north. Then the Great Qin will never have to worry again!" Ying Zheng said excitedly.

Ying Zheng has always been eager to completely wipe out the Huns in the north.

However, the Huns were cunning. When they saw the army coming, they avoided fighting and hid in the grasslands relying on the speed advantage brought by their horse breed.

And now Ying Zheng saw cement, three sets of horses and grenades from Zhao Yi.

This means that the Qin army can quickly build fortresses in the north and rely on them to fight against the Huns.

And those three pieces of horse riding equipment can completely eliminate the riding advantage of the Hun cavalry.

Ying Zheng was well aware of how powerful the Qin cavalry would become if they were equipped with the new equipment given by Zhao Yi.

Now Ying Zheng had to hurry back to his imperial chariot.

He would order all kinds of materials needed by Zhao Yi to be transported from all over Daqin for his use, so that he could build his own invincible army as soon as possible.

In addition, he also had to set up defenses around Shaqiu County to prevent the remnants of the six kingdoms from disturbing Zhao Yi's Shahe Village.

Ying Zheng was naturally aware that some of the remnants of the six kingdoms had been operating in secret.

They have always wanted to destroy the Qin Dynasty and restore their country.

It's just because I'm still here that I don't dare to cause trouble.

If the remnants of the six kingdoms knew that Zhao Yi had things that could subvert the Qin Dynasty.

Then they will definitely flock to us.

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After Ying Zheng returned to his eastern tour convoy, he immediately issued various orders.

The officials below are very puzzled by this.

Because they all understood what Your Majesty meant.

I won’t be touring the east anymore. I will stay in Shaqiu County for a while.

The officials below were very curious about what made His Majesty make this decision.

You must know that Your Majesty has always been obsessed with immortality.

That is why they often launched eastern tours.

The purpose is to find the traces of the immortals.

But now, Your Majesty has arrived at Shaqiu and decided not to tour the east.

Could it be that Your Majesty has found the immortal?
So all the officials went to Wang Jian to inquire.

Because Your Majesty acted like this only after he and Zhang Han went out.

They both must know the reason.

Zhang Han is a general of Your Majesty's imperial guards and has always been by Your Majesty's side, so it is difficult to find out more about him.

So we can only look for Wang Jian.

But Wang Jian kept silent about it.

Because he knew the importance of Zhao Yi.

If the news about Zhao Yi leaks out, it may endanger the safety of Daqin.

Besides, even if he told others about it, the officials might not believe him.

After all, Zhao Yi is only three years old. You tell all the officials that His Majesty is like this because of a three-year-old child.

All the officials would just laugh and say that you, Wang Jian, were joking.

At night, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were summoned by Ying Zheng into the imperial chariot.

The two were very confused about this.

Because Ying Zheng did not give any reason, and the summons was very sudden.

Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, who entered the imperial carriage, bowed one after another.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhao Gao, pay my respects to you!"

"Your son Hu Hai pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Ying Zheng did not let Zhao Gao and Hu Hai rest as usual.

Because he was disappointed.

Ying Zheng did not forget what Zhao Yi said about the improper deeds of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao.

After he came back, he also sent secret guards to investigate Hu Hai and Zhao Gao.

The result disappointed him.

Hu Hai and Zhao Gao have been secretly forming cliques for personal gain and deceiving their superiors and subordinates!
He also used the power given to him to cover up the mistakes of officials who made mistakes and threatened those officials to work for him.

If things continue to develop in this way, then what Zhao Yi said will become a reality!
After all, I trusted them too much before.

So now Ying Zheng wants to take back the rights he had previously given.

He asked calmly, "Zhao Gao, tell me, how many years have you followed me?"

When Zhao Gao heard this, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

He has been with Ying Zheng for so long, so of course he knows Ying Zheng's character.

Ying Zheng would only speak in this tone when he was very angry.

While Zhao Gao was thinking about what he had done to make His Majesty angry, he answered:

"Your Majesty, I have been with you for a total of twenty-two years and thirty-six days."

Ying Zheng said calmly, "Twenty-two years and thirty-six days. Well, it's long enough. I'm considering letting you be the county magistrate of Jiuyuan County. What do you think?"

When Zhao Gao heard this, he immediately understood what Ying Zheng meant.

He should be exiled to the frontier.

Jiuyuan County is one of the most remote places in the Qin Dynasty. Once you are exiled there, you can never come back.

Zhao Gao tried hard to think about how to plead with Ying Zheng so that he would revoke his decision.

Having tasted the sweetness of power, he didn't want to be exiled to the cold and bitter northern frontier to suffer.

At this time, Hu Hai, who was standing by, immediately pleaded for his mentor.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhao is very capable. If we send him to Jiuyuan County, it would be a waste of talent. Please think twice."

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Hu Hai.

"Hu Hai, you are not a child anymore. You can't follow me all the time. It's time to go out and gain experience. Jiujiang is a good place for training. You can go there and be a captain to gain experience."

What! Father wants to banish me too?

Hu Hai couldn't believe this fact.

You should know that the last prince who received this treatment was his brother Fusu.

Fusu was exiled to the frontier because he repeatedly contradicted his father in front of civil and military officials for the sake of Confucianism.

I clearly have never done such a thing.

Why did my father suddenly want to exile me to Jiujiang County in southern Xinjiang?

Hu Hai was about to plead for mercy, but he noticed that his mentor Zhao Gao's eyes were telling him not to speak.

Because Zhao Gao knew that Ying Zheng was in a very bad mood.

Begging for mercy now will not make Ying Zheng withdraw his order, it will only make Ying Zheng even angrier.

Ying Zheng then raised his hand and asked Zhao Gao and Hu Hai to leave.

He didn't want to listen to their pleas and excuses anymore. Sending them to exile at the frontier was already the greatest mercy he could offer.

After Hu Hai and Zhao Gao stepped out of the imperial chariot, they pretended to be calm and walked to Hu Hai's residence.

As soon as the door was closed, Hu Hai angrily overturned the bamboo slips on the table.
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(End of this chapter)