Chapter 467 Baiyue Crisis
In the evening, Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Tuo was a workaholic. Although among the three counties of Baiyue, Xiang County was the closest county to the Qin Dynasty and the most stable county among the three counties. However, Zhao Tuo did not dare to be idle for a moment. He also took on the important task of transporting supplies to Nanhai County and Guilin County.
Although Zhao Tuo is not young, his behavior has maintained the style of the army for many years. He rarely goes home on weekdays, and only when the family dinner once a week makes the Zhao family look more like a home.
In the hall of Zhao Mansion, the boiling stock in the copper pot was rolling, and there were plates of large and small sizes around the pot, and the stacks were filled with meat dishes and vegetables. The fat and thin snowflake mutton was placed in the pot and rolled aside, so the whole family was full of oil.
"Master, have a cup of tea."
After drinking and eating, Mrs. Zhao came over with a bowl of tea.
After just finishing the hot pot, Zhao Tuo did feel a little greasy in his belly. Moreover, Zhao Tuo had no doubts about his wife. Just as Zhao Shan and Zhao She expected, Zhao Tuo fainted in a daze after drinking this cup of tea.
"Mom, my dad shouldn't wake up these days. Remember to feed him some liquid food." After moving the unconscious Zhao Tuo back to the bed, Zhao Shan reminded his mother.
Zhao Tuo cannot die. The 400,000 Qin troops in Baiyue are all veterans of the Qin army. Besides Ren Xiao, Zhao Tuo is the only one who can command these veterans of the Qin army. Zhao She and Zhao Shan cannot command these Qin soldiers. They want to take advantage of the days when Zhao Tuo was unconscious and then settle the situation in Baiyue, thus affecting the situation in the court.
After Zhao Tuo fell into a coma, Zhao She and Zhao Shan successfully got Zhao Tuo's military talisman. With the military talisman in hand, Zhao She and Zhao Shan first ordered their confidants to block the connection between Baiyue and Daqin. The connection between Baiyue and Daqin was cut off, so that only the news they wanted the court to know could be known.
The news of Ren Xiao's death cannot be hidden, and no one has banned it. So after Ren Xiao's death, two waves of scouts set out from Nanhai County. One wave came straight to Xiang County, hoping to invite Zhao Tuo to Nanhai County to preside over the overall situation. The other wave went straight to Xianyang, and what he brought was the news of Ren Xiao's death and the situation in Nanhai County.
After Zhao Tuo fell into a coma, Zhao She and Zhao Shan’s uncle and nephew immediately forged a document in the name of Zhao Tuo. The content was that Zhang Han, Guilin County, colluded with the natives of Baiyue and presided over the assassination against Ren Xiao and himself. Now the situation in the three counties of Baiyue is in a deteriorating situation and requested the court to send troops to support.
This is Zhao Gao's plan. With this news that there is nothing in reality and nothing in reality, it will mobilize the troops in Xianyang City. Once Xianyang reinforces Baiyue, then Xianyang City will be empty, and Zhao Gao and others can take advantage of the First Emperor's coma and wait for an opportunity to launch a palace transformation.
The next day, the news of Zhao Tuo going home at night was spread throughout Xiang County. It was precisely because the news of Zhao Tuo being assassinated came out that it also made it natural to close the city gate.
Just when everyone was worried, Zhao She stood up to take charge of the overall situation. Zhao She was Zhao Tuo's former brother, and Zhao Tuo's deputy general, as well as Zhao Tuo's deputy general. So the civil and military officials of Xiang County did not think much about Zhao She.
At noon, the scout from Nanhai County came. However, when he learned that Zhao Tuo was also assassinated and was unconscious, he also felt a little headache. However, since Zhao Tuo was unconscious, there was nothing he could do. In desperation, the people from Nanhai County could only go back and report their lives for the time being.
The situation in Nanhai County can become like this, because Zhao She and Zhao Shan’s uncle and nephew followed the name of Zhao Gao. Moreover, Feng Jie secretly sneaked into Nanhai County, and Ren Xiao’s death was just an introduction, and the situation in Nanhai County will only become even worse next. The uncle and nephew of Zhao naturally would not clean up this mess. As the master said, there was another task assigned by Zhao Gao to them that had not been completed, that was to take Zhang Han.
Among the three counties of Baiyue, Ren Xiao was the main one and Zhao Tuo was the auxiliary one, and Zhang Han was the pioneer general appointed by the First Emperor during the Baiyue conquest. Compared with veterans like Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, Zhang Han was much younger and more experienced. The army also had a lot of complaints about Zhang Han being able to command a city alone. Many people think that Zhang Han was able to reach this point because of Rong Luhou’s recommendation, and he actually didn’t have the real ability.
"Shan'er, I'll leave the matter to you. I'll lead 10,000 troops to Guilin County. Once Zhang Han is taken down, the big thing will be done." Zhao She forged Zhao Tuo's military order and led 10,000 troops to Guilin.
At the same time, the officialdom in Nanhai County was completely panicked. Ren Xiao died, Zhao Tuo knew more about his life and death, and the two Dinghai Ding Hai needles in the three counties of Baiyue were broken all at once. Who was behind this scene, and how big a conspiracy was hidden in it.
Sometimes, there are some things that you can't hide when you want, just like the news of Ren Xiao's death. Although Ren Xiao issued a ban before his death, the news of Ren Xiao's death still seemed to have begun to spread in the market. With the city gate that has not been opened for a long time, it seems to confirm this point even more.
The panic spread from the officialdom to the market. Seeing that the atmosphere he wanted finally started to stir up, Feng Jie, who had long sneaked into the South China Sea, began to move. He began to secretly meet the various tribes of Baiyue and made many promises. Feng Jie's appearance finally made people understand the mastermind behind all these things.
Nanhai County, within the Wuyue tribe.
The old man was meeting with several confidants, and Feng Jie was here to represent Hu Hai, or in other words, the possibility of the Qin Dynasty coming to negotiate with the Baiyue tribes.
Feng Jie has contacted many Baiyue tribes, and even several large clans. But in fact, more Baiyue tribes have chosen to wait and see. Feng Jie knew in his heart that the old man in front of him was very critical. If he agreed to form an alliance, then the matter would be halfway. But if he publicly opposed it, this matter would only increase the difficulty for Feng Jie. Feng Jie had already made plans before he came, and he would keep Wu Yue neutral even if he was not good.
"Ren Xiao is dead?" Before Feng Jie could speak, the old man poured a cup of tea and said to himself.
As soon as the old man opened his mouth, Feng Jie was stunned. This sentence was originally his opening remarks. When negotiating with the Baiyue tribes, he first used this sentence to make the Baiyue tribe panic. But now, before he could speak, the old man said it first.
The news of Ren Xiao's death was blocked very strictly. Even though there were rumors in the market, how could the old man be sure that Ren Xiao was dead? At this moment, Feng Jie felt that the old man in front of him was not simple.
"How can the old man conclude that Ren Xiao is dead?" Feng Jie asked curiously.
The killer was sent by him, and the poison on the arrow was also provided by him. The moment Ren Xiao was caught in the arrow, he knew that Ren Xiao was dead. So how did this old man know? Feng Jie was very curious.
"The last time I came to my place was just a shrimp that was not even a small fish, but today I came, your big fish. If Ren Xiao hadn't died, I really couldn't think of how you dare to show up." The old man replied faintly.
Chapter completed!