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On July 28, Emperor Shi, who had been parading for more than four months, finally hurriedly returned to Xianyang. Feng Quji led officials from three provinces and six ministries, more than ten princes and royal clans led by Zhao Wei to go out of the city to greet him thirty miles away. Millions of people in Xianyang also spontaneously left the city, and the Wei River banks were crowded with people and noisy.

Welcoming the grand occasion seemed extremely lively, but everyone's faces were not relaxed, but they were full of intense uneasiness and solemnity.

Qinghe Hou was ambushed and seriously injured by bandits. He was said to have started to improve, but after a few days, his condition suddenly turned sharply and fell into a coma again. Moreover, a group of imperial physicians and imperial physicians were helpless. There might be even worse news in the future. This brought about the whole of Xianyang. The buses inside and outside the city were still running back and forth as usual. The newspapers and books on the streets were also piled with books and newspapers as before. However, everyone was in a heavy and depressed mood, and could no longer hear the liveliness and noises of the past. The pedestrians would involuntarily lower their voices when they spoke. The most discussed topic was the three words Qinghe Hou.

On the south bank of the Wei River, there is a super huge building under construction. A huge foundation pit has been dug out. In the past, tens of thousands of civilians were busy here, and there were endless cars and horses transporting building materials. However, in the past few days, this huge construction site has temporarily stopped because it is not necessary to continue to build. Without the support of Qinghe Hou, everyone was at a loss. Zhang Cang, Chen Ping and Chen Xu's subordinates were already anxious and their hair was almost gone. As for other merchants, they could not sleep at night. Once Qinghe Hou lost it, it is still unknown whether the new business rules could continue to be implemented. Then will the loose policies and large-scale investment just obtained turn into a bubble in a blink of an eye.

When the emperor arrived at the front of this huge construction site, he looked at the scene that was still busy before leaving and compared the current situation, as well as the helpless and confused expressions of the officials who were greeting and the people who were kneeling on both sides, Qin Shihuang felt breathless.

"Go to the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion!" After meeting Feng Quji and other civil and military officials, Qin Shihuang ordered to visit Chen Xu directly.

When all the civil and military officials were in an uproar, they were also worried. The emperor rushed back to Xianyang from Xinye and went back to Xianyang overnight. On the way, he received several urgent reports from Xianyang almost every day. Any topics about Qinghe Hou were transmitted to the headquarters by Zhao Weitong, the Shaofu Order, but the day before yesterday, he received the news that Chen Xu suddenly fell into a coma at Hangu Pass, which made him feel unparalleled panic.

The emperor traveled thousands of miles southeast, and before he could return to Xianyang, he arrived at the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion. Therefore, after a chaotic marquis' mansion, he welcomed the emperor into the mansion to visit.

On the bed, Chen Xu's face was gray and bleak, and his body was covered with a quilt and breathing faintly. Qin Shihuang lifted the quilt with his own hands. Looking at the thick bandage wrapped around his chest and blood oozing out, he couldn't help but his eyes turned red. "I ambushed by bandits this time because I am not taking good care of it, but don't worry, I will definitely beat all the bandits to avenge you!"

Qin Shihuang held Chen Xu's cold hand for a long time, gently covered the quilt and stood up, "Doctor Xu, go and take the medicine presented by Dr. Miao, feed it some daily, and summon famous doctors from all over the world. Anyone who can cure the marquis of Qinghe, is awarded a marquis and rewards a hundred hectares of fertile land. At the same time, he spreads it to all counties and counties in the world. Anyone who captures the first bandits alive will be rewarded with tenth ranks, and those who behead their heads will be rewarded with eighth ranks..."

When the emperor returned to Xianyang, the whole of Xianyang was in chaos in an instant.

Shortly after returning to the palace, the emperor came to the court hall and summoned civil and military officials to discuss the decrees and documents of arresting bandits and recruiting famous doctors from all over the world. These two decrees were also published in the Daqin Metropolis Daily, requiring them to spread throughout the counties, counties and towns in one Yuezhi.

The decree was heard and the world was shaken. Countless capable people and strangers flocked to Xianyang. There were medical priests, hundreds of disciples, and heroes. On the day the decree was issued, the imperial guards of the Xianyang Palace came out everywhere, holding flags and decrees to spread to various places in Guanzhong. A large number of soldiers and policemen moved. Counties and civilians who were famous on weekdays were captured and imprisoned. More than 3,000 people were arrested in just a few days. Among them, those who had a slight resistance and escaped were directly shot dead on the spot. The counties and counties near Guanzhong also had countless snowflakes delivered to Xianyang every day. All the places were searching for bandits. For a while, the people were in a panic, and a large number of idle men and wanderers fled to escape.

In this kind of strong oppression and restlessness, rumors spread among the people, and the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty were circulated in secret. The emperor destroyed the Zhou King and the princes and gained a wrong position. Now, the immortal disciple, the Marquis of Qinghe, has lost the protection of Taiyi Immortal Lord because of helping the evildoers. The world should be restored to the division of the princes. There were riots in several counties in Sanchuan and Hedong counties. Although they were quickly suppressed by the military and police, heads were hung on the walls of the county towns. The bloody and ferocious scenes were chilling, but the rumors and riots and panic spread were getting bigger and bigger.

Chen Xu's condition is getting worse and worse. Dozens of imperial doctors are stationed in the Qinghe Hou Mansion to discuss the diagnosis and treatment. There are countless medical priests from the people who come to the list. Merchants and carts bring various medicinal materials. The warehouse courtyards of the Hou Mansion are piled up like mountains. People from all over the country burn incense and pray to Taiyi Immortal Lord to bless Qinghe Hou. The entire Hou Mansion is full of servants and alchemists, and the air is filled with a strong smell of indelible medicine.

But even under such circumstances, Chen Xu's condition did not improve at all, and he was drowsy and did not show any improvement.

Chen Xu's condition was reported to the emperor several times a day, and the news he received made the emperor even more anxious and angry. Therefore, every time the imperial physician reported his condition, the emperor's roar would always come from the Zichen Palace. Every day, a large number of broken porcelain glass and jade cups were cleaned out by the palace servants.

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On the eighth day of the eighth month, a military newspaper came from the Longxi military camp.

According to military reports, in early July, General Meng Tian adopted the strategy of the Duwei Yingbu, and sent troops to two camps in Longxi and Shuofang to raid the Yuezhi royal court successfully, captured the Yuezhi prince and Zuoping king, and killed more than 5,000 elite Yuezhi royal court, and more than 10 leaders of the Yuezhi tribe and more than 20,000 troops. Now, Didao Hou Li Xin has arranged to guard the Yuezhi royal court, and Yinshan Hou Jianghu is escorting the Yuezhi royal family and the captured tribe leaders back to Xianyang. Everything is waiting for Your Majesty to make the decision. My minister Meng Tian is arbitrarily proposing to send troops to attack Yuezhi. He is guilty of deceiving the king, so he asks Your Majesty to punish him.

There will definitely be no punishment. This is a battle to destroy the country that is no less than the conquering the Huns and the Donghu. It is another victory that shocked the world after the Emperor of Qin ascended the throne. However, the emperor was not in the slightest mood to deal with this matter at this time. The general sent a newspaper to Li Si to discuss with Feng Quji how to arrange all matters related to the Yuezhi.

Since seeing Chen Xu's world map, the emperor's mind has long been no longer in the narrow borderland of the Western Regions. Conquering Yuezhi is just a way to clear the way. Conquering Western countries and inserting the Qin dragon flag all over the earth was the emperor's true mind. However, without Chen Xu's guidance, his wish to achieve the emperor's way would not be realized. If Chen Xu, the immortal disciple, witnessed his success, the emperor felt that even if he could poke a hole in the sky, he would be exhausted.

Li Si sat alone in the office of the government office with the military newspaper and hesitated for a long time, but still gave up his plan to enter the palace and find the emperor.

He had secretly heard that the emperor planned to arrange a young man to guard the Yuezhi after conquering the Yuezhi, and follow the example of the Zhou emperor to enfeoff the princes. The best candidate for this prince was the eldest son Fusu. Once Fusu was driven out of Xianyang, his confidence in success in the future would be a little more.

Unfortunately, when the Queen of Qinghe was suddenly attacked, she was seriously ill. When she went to the emperor to inquire about this matter, she would inevitably feel disappointed.

What's more, the power of heaven is unpredictable. Once the emperor becomes suspicious, it may backfire.

Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Li Si could only take the military newspaper to the Shangshu Province to discuss with Feng Quji to see how to resettle Yuezhi as soon as possible. As for the military rewards of Meng Tian and other soldiers, he could only wait until the emperor was in a better mood before making arrangements.

As for Chen Xu's condition, Li Si's mood was very complicated, including surprise, excitement, excitement, and entanglement, nervousness and uneasiness.

He was in charge of the Central Qin for several years and could have been the prime minister who was less than one person, but suddenly, Chen Xu, the messenger, suddenly jumped out. After two or three years, he felt that he had become increasingly marginalized in the emperor's mind.

If Chen Xu dies, then he can get the emperor's Enlong again to continue to take charge of the center, but Li Si has a faint expectation and regret. He wants to know what it would be like if the Qin Dynasty continued to follow Chen Xu's reform. After all, Chen Xu did not want to abolish spells. The fight between the two cannot be said to be a life-and-death, but the magic concepts are different. Moreover, Chen Xu's revised new business rules also made him feel like he pushed open a mysterious window, allowing him to see many different scenery at once.
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