[Wei Nie] Vertical and horizontal killing

Han Xin brought news of the Mohist Gao Jianli's hard work.

On the surface, this man belongs to the peasant family, but there are mysteries hidden in his conversation.Wei Zhuang began to take a little interest in this man who was like a ranger in the rivers and lakes.

"In the farmhouse, I don't know how many secrets are hidden."

Gai Nie understood Wei Zhuang's meaning: "A few words, there are questions and answers, and when you think about it carefully, there are allusions."

Wei Zhuang looked at Gai Nie: "He hinted at you and me to save Shui Hanjian."

Gai Nie looked back: "He must have a very close relationship with the Mo family. The last time I saw him was for Chasing the Wind Sword."

Wei Zhuang summed it up in one word: "Interesting."

It's rare for Gai Nie to say one more thing: "This person's words coincide with a strange and righteous way."

Wei Zhuang turned around, and his Han Xin's interest ended there: "Although it is related to the art of Qizheng, it has nothing to do with you and me. Since the farm is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I am afraid that its ambition is not only to protect itself."

Gai Nie stopped talking when he heard the words. In terms of ambition and desire, Wei Zhuang is indeed better at trying to figure out people's hearts than him.

Xiaoyaozi looked at Gai Nie, then at Wei Zhuang, and then thought about those who were taller among the next generation of Renzong's disciples, and sighed for a moment with the vision of the previous generation Guiguzi recruiting disciples.He stroked his beard: "Brother Gai, what's the next step?"

Gai Nie pondered: "The top priority is the safety of Xiao Gao and Commander Tie; secondly, Li Si's target for Confucian scholars all over the world."

Xiaoyaozi nodded and said: "Then, the stone of Yinghuo?"

Wei Zhuang sneered: "Someone kills with a sword. The one who kills is the sword or the person holding the sword."

Gai Nie: "Someone used the Stone of Enlightenment to predict the fall of the empire in front of the people of the world; and the empire raised its butcher knife against the world."

Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard, lowered his eyes, and sighed: "It stands to reason that Li Si is a teacher of Mr. Xun Kuang, so no matter what, he shouldn't kill all his teachers."

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang looked at each other, Wei Zhuang understood that they also remembered something: "Canglong Qisu."

Xiaoyaozi said: "This is a secret related to the inheritance of the Seven Kingdoms. It has been rumored for a long time but it has been faintly revealed. No one can spy on it. But—" He looked at Wei Zhuang: "I heard that Han Wangsun's death may be due to That's about it."

Wei Zhuang did not refute.

Xiaoyaozi remembered one thing, he looked at Gai Nie: "Brother Gai, has the Yin-Yang curse seal on Tianming's body been onset recently?"

Wei Zhuangyi's eyes moved, and his gaze followed Xiaoyaozi's line of sight to Gai Nie.Gai Nie never mentioned Jing Tianming's seal of the Yin-Yang family's curse.

Gai Nie's face was as usual, with a little worry: "I taught the Taoist mind before, and the number of seizures has gradually decreased when I was in the organ city. I don't know what happened to him after he entered the mirage."

Xiaoyaozi stood with his hands behind his back: "In troubled times, it has become clear that the empire will lead the chaos to the schools of thought. It's a pity..." He didn't continue.

It's a pity that the smart people in the farm family have their own thoughts, and it's rare for one to think about the overall situation, and it's just a weak girl.

The three people present are all one of the few discerning people in the world, so why bother to speak out.

The search and arrest of warlocks in Xianyang made people panic. Because Qin Law has a system of consecutive sittings, the common people reported and exposed each other in order to protect themselves. At one time, 500 people were arrested and sent to prison, tortured and tortured.

After this incident got out, everyone in the field panicked and tried to cover behind closed doors for fear of being implicated. Naturally, no one dared to take in the charlatan of unknown origin.

At this time, the end of the year is approaching. At this time, the empire takes the first day of October as the head of the year, and it is classified into the next year from October onwards.

According to the custom, the emperor of the empire would go to sacrifice to heaven every October to pray for good weather in the coming year.The third day after the first day of the year is the day when the old people of the Qin State commemorate the deceased family members.

Because of the assassination of the emperor during the Spring Festival, the eldest son Fusu was reprimanded and not allowed to return to Xianyang.This year, the emperor in Xianyang Palace was irritable and irritable, and the atmosphere in the whole palace was always very depressing.

During this period of time, Xiangguo has been investigating the houses of Confucian scholars in the former school of the Six Kingdoms, and found out the banned books, and finally returned to Xianyang Palace before the New Year.

The emperor received Lord Xiangguo who was returning to the palace to report on his duties in Xianyang Palace. His voice sounded more depressed than before: "Li Si, how is the progress of the Lishan Palace?"

Liston felt that one was the first and the other was the elder. He had been busy copying books from the Six Kingdoms for the past ten days, so he didn't have time to ask about the progress of the Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum.As a last resort, Xiangguo could only bite the bullet and said: "It's the end of the year, the weather is freezing, and the soil is frozen and the excavation is inconvenient. However, I have already issued an order to the counties and counties to supervise the progress of the construction period, and there will be a reply soon."

The emperor was noncommittal, but also remained silent. For some reason, Xiangguo felt that His Majesty's mood was not at peace.

After hesitating, Li Si saw no one around, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"

After a short silence, the emperor on the steps said slowly, "It's just that my eyes have felt a little dry recently."

Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, one was the emperor's dragon body Kangtai, and the other was the emperor's words, which once again showed his unique position in the emperor's mind.

He replied: "It's all due to the poor minister's work. Your Majesty is busy with everything, and I'm afraid your eyes will be tired because of it. Do you need to continue to summon the Taoist from the Yin Yang family to refine the eyesight elixir for your Majesty?"

The emperor shook his hand: "It's okay, speaking of the Yinyang family, Moon God Yunzhongjun and the others, is there any news?"

Li Sigong lowered his hands: "I heard that the progress is going well, and the anchor will be lifted soon."

The emperor gave a "hmm", Li Si thought, this should be a result that can satisfy His Majesty temporarily.

The emperor did not mention the Confucian scholars, but mentioned another matter: "Have you heard of the good news from South Vietnam, Ai Qing?"

Li Si checked to the end: "When I entered the Xianyang Palace, I heard some people in the city talking about it. They all said that God bless my great Qin Wannian foundation. It is thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing that the good news comes from this."

The emperor's voice softened slightly: "The New Year is coming, and the Nanyue Lake has finally returned to me. In this case, Aiqing will arrange a celebration banquet to celebrate."

Li Si took the order, and when he returned to the palace this time, the emperor still treated him with honor and favor.

It seems that he knows how to act outside the realm of the emperor's eyeliner and the Xianyang Palace. In any case, his actions are in line with the emperor's wishes.

Because of the fear of assassination in the dark, Yingzheng's bedroom is different every day. There are 36 bedrooms in the entire Xianyang Palace, and the emperor may sleep in all the halls. The indoor butter candles are always burning.The emperor prepared more than a dozen substitutes, so there were eunuchs outside each palace to perform their duties. Even if they were trappers, not everyone knew which palace the emperor was sleeping in tonight.

It was the third watch of the night, the night was dark and sticky, and the wind stopped.

The emperor lying on the Jinxiu couch seemed to be troubled by something, covered in cold sweat.After a period of depression that seemed to be painfully tormented, the light-sleeping emperor suddenly opened his eyes.

A huge black shadow flickered across the room——

The emperor "whoosh" pulled out the Tianwen beside the pillow, and shouted sharply in the direction where the shadow was flickering: "Who's there! Come out!"

Hearing the noise, the guarding eunuch outside the dormitory rushed in to check the situation.

The emperor's complexion was very bad, his shirt was wet with sweat, he was holding Tianwen in his hand, and the bloody aura of brutal slaughter was aimed at almost all the people who entered the palace.The less timid little palace man was so frightened that his knees limp and knelt almost instantly, trembling and shouting long live to calm down his anger.

Unlike the eunuchs who were in a hurry, the shadow guard in the black bodyguard had tiptoed up to the wooden beams of the palace to look around. After checking in and out of the window again, the shadow guard knelt on one knee and replied to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there is no Others are like moths to a flame."

The emperor said with a sullen face, "This is the weather for a few months. Why are there moths flying towards the flame?"

The eunuch hurriedly said: "It's warm this year, and you can't wear jackets in October. The flowers in the garden are still blooming. Maybe it's because of this that the moths didn't freeze to death."

When it's cold, it's abnormal.

The emperor looked at the shadow guard.

Yingmi Wei said: "The ladies in the palace smoked the greenhouses to raise butterflies and put them in the garden of Xianyang Palace. Perhaps it is because of this that the moths still exist."

First, there was a fluttering and guarding heart, and then there was a warning from the sky—the emperor squinted his eyes, and suddenly waved and retracted the sky in his hand, and the flame-flaming moth was split in half and fell to the ground, its wings still shaking slightly .

"Tomorrow, all the greenhouses in the palace will be demolished."

The eunuchs hurriedly said: "No."

The eunuch in charge asked tentatively: "Your Majesty—more deeply, the servants serve you to rest."

The emperor also calmed down, and only then did he feel that his clothes were soaked in cold sweat and his clothes were uncomfortable. He propped his forehead with his hand that was not holding a sword, and covered his eyes: "Turn down the candle light, it's too dazzling."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the clever little eunuch trimmed the burning candle wick.

The emperor lay down on the couch again, and when he opened and closed his eyes, the palpitations followed like a shadow.He turned over, and there seemed to be the pitiful cry of the former queen mother in his ear: "Zheng'er, you can't do this to your second father!"

Ying Zheng suppressed the nausea and boredom in his heart, turned over again, and this time he seemed to hear someone calling him in a trance: "A Zheng, today we also offended Gong Ziqian, and we will share the blessings in the future together!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath, and after that, he could no longer hear the old stories of Zhao Guo, and only the sound of gold and iron horses could be heard in his ears.He remembered that he was still young at that time, and Fusu was not as high as his waist; at that time, Meng Tian's father, Meng Wu, had not yet died in battle;

Those never-to-be-forgotten words sounded in his ears: I will rule the six kingdoms, unite the world into one, build the Great Wall to suppress the dragon veins of Kyushu, defend my Great Qin, and protect my community.I swear this oath in the name of the First Emperor!I am here, I will guard the land and open up the frontier, wipe out the barbarians, and establish the foundation of my Great Qin Dynasty forever!When I die, I will also become a dragon soul, and protect my China forever!This oath is witnessed by the sun and the moon, the heaven and the earth share the lesson, and the immortals, devils and gods listen to it together!

The emperor never let go of the sword in his hand in his sleep.

He dreamed of what Ge Nie had said to him: Your majesty's vision is unprecedented; your majesty's merits and demerits are judged by others.