At the end of July, Qin Shihuang's parade team went on almost day and night and finally arrived at Hangu Pass. Thousands of imperial guards and the accompanying officials extended more than ten miles like black clouds. Hundreds of officials from Sanchuan County had already received an order to welcome him in front of Hangu Pass.

After arriving at Hangu Pass, Qin Shihuang's face was as deep as water. Although he was exhausted for several days of travel, he could not help but be furious when he looked at a group of trembling officials and roared and cursed the county magistrate Li You on the spot. Hangu Pass and the guards and the guards had been arrested and imprisoned by the imperial guards ten days ago. The emperor proposed a prison to arrange for Meng Yi to interrogate in public. In fact, on the day the emperor ordered him to arrive at Sanchuan County Government, Li You had arranged for soldiers to take over Hangu Pass. After day and night, he found that the officials and soldiers of the pass colluded with the bandits, causing a large number of bandits to dress up as merchants and civilians to gather around the Hangu Pass and wait around inside and outside Hangu Pass. He just waited for Qinghe Hou to pass by and launched an attack. Most of these colluded officials and soldiers had been arrested and imprisoned, and some had escaped and disappeared.

The results of Li You's report and interrogation naturally made the emperor even more angry. He ordered the officials and soldiers involved in the bandits to kill more than ten people, and then left Meng Yi to stay in Hangu Pass to continue the investigation details. He sent a large number of imperial guards to capture all involved bandits. The news obtained from the injured bandits that participated in the assassination were Ji Xin and Ji Bu, two heroes in Guanzhong. However, Ji Xin was dead in the canyon, and Ji Bu escaped without a trace. More than ten days have passed. Sanchuan County and Guanzhong have already been in a panic. Many of the active idle men and women who were once active escaped. In this era when the news was slowly blocked, it was like finding a needle in a haystack. As long as you drill into Taiyi Mountain, even the gods could not find any trace.

Under the strict defense of thousands of imperial guards and Sanchuan County lieutenants, dense soldiers were spread all over the mountains on both sides of Hangu to patrol the ambushers, while the emperor took a car to enter the pass and saw the traces left by the ambush in the narrow valley.

The blocking of the road has been transported out of the canyon, but the rock walls and ground on both sides of the last mile-long canyon were full of dried blood, and the cement road was filled with pits and bumps. Dozens of pits that were knocked down by boulders or exploded by grenades are still vivid in my mind.

Qin Shihuang slowly walked through the canyon under the tight protection of a group of Xuanwu Guards. His slightly fat cheeks kept twitching. Finally, under the guidance of local officials, he found the place where Chen Xu was attacked. There was still a large piece of dry and black blood on the concrete floor.

"Report~~"

Just as the emperor inspected Chen Xu's ambushed, several soldiers with the squads carrying the order flags rushed from the direction of Xianyang.

"Your Majesty, Feng Xiang urgently reported that the recurrence of the poisonous death of the Hou Qinghe River is now in danger..."

"What?"

The emperor covered his forehead and shook his body slightly, but he was soon supported by the eunuchs beside him. The group of civil and military officials who were accompanying him all felt that their hearts were suddenly pinched and their bodies began to tremble slightly.

If the Qinghe Marquis really dies, the emperor may lose his mind instantly, and the Qin Dynasty will inevitably flow into blood, which will inevitably lead to the world's turmoil and cause a series of chain reactions. The Qin Dynasty, which finally settled down, may soon fall into chaos.

The sudden news made Qin Shihuang lose his mind. After staying in Hangu Pass for less than two hours, he set off again to return to Xianyang.

In any case, he needed to see Chen Xu again when he was alive. He still had countless doubts or things related to the future of Qin. He wanted to get Chen Xu's guidance, especially the overseas catalog of Hu, the deceased Qin presented by the alchemist, was like a thorn. As soon as he thought about it, he was confused and could not eat or sleep.

During this tour of the southeast, he clearly felt the difference from the tour three years ago. In addition to the active gathering of people's hearts, officials and disciples from all over the country were also very excited and excited about the arrival of the emperor. There were more than ten large carts of commendations and congratulations with praise, and merchants worshiped countless gifts. Moreover, the people along the way carried pots and loaded slurries to kowtow and kowtow to welcome and see them, which greatly satisfied his emperor's mind. He even witnessed the auspiciousness coming out of the water in Wuzhong and obtained a black pearl that was rare in the world.

All these changes are obvious to all. If Chen Xu had not vigorously promoted the new farming methods and invented cement and steel, and loosened the laws of the business, according to the previous court policies, the people would have been in an extremely depressed state like three years ago. Just an oriental road and the increase in grain production in recent years would have greatly promoted the prosperity and development of the people of the Qin Dynasty, and also allowed the tax grain to grow nearly twice. The great prosperity of commerce would have brought more taxes to the court. These huge changes among the people made the emperor and the accompanying officials sigh all the way.

If Chen Xu died suddenly, then the emperor would feel confused as to how the Qin Dynasty should develop in the future. He had become accustomed to many things that were easily promoted by Chen Xu, and all the successes made him, the Emperor of Qin, greatly supported by the people.

"Chen Xu, I didn't expect you to have the end of today!"

Zhao Gao, wearing a mask, sat in the carriage, looking at the Jade Chariot of the Emperor's Emperor in front and the carriage of Li Si following behind, a vicious light of joy flashed in one eye.

As long as Chen Xu dies and then finds another opportunity to kill Li Si, he can hide in the palace safely, perhaps...

Zhao Gao's thinking was very dissipated, and he couldn't help but shivered slightly.

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There is a grand pass called Wuguan, less than 300 miles from Hangu Pass in a straight line. If Hangu Pass is the key to the Central Plains, then Wuguan is the throat to Chu. Similarly, the city wall and tower of more than ten feet are like a gate located in a steep canyon, which tightly locked the Wuguan Dao Gate. When the Qin attacked Chu twice, both of them were all out of Wuguan and drove straight into the hinterland of Chu, making the Chu State, which had no dangers to defend, unable to stop it.

A caravan that often traveled between Xianyang and Chudi successfully left the pass after checking the waist sign at the gate. After walking for dozens of miles, he entered an extremely hidden valley.

There is a natural stone cave in the valley. A group of men with accents from various parts of Guanzhong gathered here. It is the leader of a slender young man, about thirty years old, black beard, white face, waist and long sword, and a heroic look. It is Ji Bu, a hero in Guanzhong. There is also a middle-aged man with a beard and burly figure beside Ji Bu. He has a three-stone arch on his back and a quiver hanging on his waist. The arrows inside are all the same as the thumbs. His breath is sharp and he looks like a god of killing.

"How is the situation in Xianyang?" Seeing several men dressed in merchants coming in, everyone in the cave stood up, Ji Bu and the middle-aged man rushed to the front of the people and asked.

"Brother Ji, Mr. Zhongli, good news, Qinghe Hou's poisonous attack occurred, and I heard that he was already dying!" A merchant opened his hat and said happily.

"Haha, okay, it seems that Brother Zhongli is foresighted. He guessed that the Queen of Qinghe would escape the ambush, but he still did not escape Brother Zhongli's plan. It was a pity that he lost his second brother, and Bu was heartbroken." Ji Bu sighed sadly while laughing.

"A certain poisonous arrow was soaked in the juice of aconite for half a year. Even if a tiger rhino elephant was shot into an arrow, it would die soon. What's more, it was a human. Although the Hou Qinghe claimed to be a disciple of the immortal family and received the Taiyi Immortal Lord's Dream of Heaven in his dream, he was still an ordinary mortal body after all. Even if he was pierced with flesh, he would be poisoned. Moreover, a certain person also applied a poisonous liquid from the Minyue arrow. These two are extremely poisonous with blood-sealed throats, especially the Ancestors in the sky, and there was no medicine to detoxify. Although he was blocked by a woman in the ambush that day, he thought he had made a mistake..." The burly man said with a cold face.

"Brother Zhongli's arm strength is great. Arrows within ten feet of three stones can penetrate half a foot of stone. How can a weak body stop it? Since the poisoning of Qinghe Hou is already clear, Brother Zhongli will return to Wuzhong quickly to inform the head of the Xiang family to prepare for the uprising. Hehe, the emperor is on a parade, and Qinghe Hou is about to die of poisoning. Only Feng Quji is left in the court to control it. Now is the best time to uprising!" Ji Bu sneered excitedly.

"Okay, then let's be wronged Brother Ji and others to hide in the mountains for a while. Then I will return to Wuzhong and report to Mr. Xiang. Once the uprising is successfully captured Wuzhong, the big thing will be accomplished!" The burly man clasped his fists and said.

"It's easy to say, Ji admires Xiang Gong very much. Once he gets the news of Xiang Gong's uprising, Ji will definitely lift the flag near Guanzhong to respond!"

"Give Brother Ji's promise, win thousands of soldiers. Brother Ji is waiting for good news. Nephew Xiang, please help me take care of me and say goodbye!" The burly man strode out of the cave and quickly rode his horse and whipped away. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out of the valley and disappeared.

Watching the burly man leave, Ji Bu shook his head slightly and sighed, "General Xiang Yan has been brave all his life. He didn't expect that his descendants would be so unfilial and almost ruin the matter of Xiang Gong. Wait and keep the little bully optimistic and don't escape, otherwise the hiding place we hide may be killed, and at the same time spread the news that the Qinghe Hou was seriously injured and incurable!"
Chapter completed!