In the middle of winter in the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, the imperial edict was in the hands of Heifu, and the emperor's chariot was about to leave Xianyang...

Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, has prepared the necessary vehicles and horses. Unlike in the past when there were only a hundred vehicles, this time the fleet actually numbered a thousand horses!

Wang Li, the commander-in-chief of the Central Military Commission, has ordered thousands of troops to defend the emperor. They are equipped with fine horses, equipped with light armor, and powerful crossbows. They will form a central army to defend the emperor.

In addition, there are 50,000 lieutenant troops guarding Xianyang. They are the most elite troops in the world, and they are all composed of young men from Guanzhong.

Qin Shihuang directly transferred 20,000 from it, plus 30,000 from the Northern Army Corps that had just been transferred from the Great Wall of the North. He was injured when his horse fell from the force, and Wu Xinhou Feng Wuze, who had not yet fully recovered, became a general.

This is a huge formation that has never been seen in the past. Black flags cover the sky, black armor says, horses are like dragons, and halberds are like forests. They gather around Baqiao. As long as the emperor gives an order, they can march south!

Who will be their enemy?

There are various speculations, and the answer seems to be gleaned from the personnel changes in more than half a month: the imperial censor Mao Jiao dragged his sick body into the palace to ask for the queen's death, and Zhang Han, the captain of Beidi County, was transferred back to Xianyang and served as Shaofu Shaoqing.

Many of the old troops promoted by Heifu in the past exchanged their positions with officials from Longxi and Shuofang. Zhang Cang, the official under the pillar, was directly dismissed, and all the hundreds of Mohists who had been arrested were executed...

After doing all this, Qin Shihuang still didn't leave.

Everyone knew what the emperor was waiting for.

One is what he has never forgotten, the Queen Mother State of the West, and his last hope for immortality.

Second, the eldest son Fusu ran away in fear last month because his assassination attempt failed. The emperor must know his outcome...

When Qin Shihuang was dying, the central court did not dare to make a decision. Meng Tianfang acted boldly and manipulated Afang's prisoners, causing chaos in Guanzhong. It took the Weiwei and Lieutenant armies half a month to capture most of them and pursue Fusu.

Not enough, unable to stop it in time.

Taking advantage of this gap, Fusu and his party members entered the eclipse from Dunan and headed for Hanzhong County.

The so-called eclipse refers to the shortest road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong in this era, also known as the "Ziwu Road".

It was originally a deserted bird path, only a mountain path trampled by wild beasts. However, during the reign of King Qin Zhao, in order to strengthen the connection between Guanzhong and Bashu, he spent huge financial resources to build a plank road in the eclipse.

On the cliffs that were originally inaccessible, holes were drilled to build trees, roads were built through valleys, or bridges were built to cross water so that people and horses could cross. It took more than ten years to complete. After arriving in Hanzhong, "Shu Road" and "Shu Road" were extended.

"Micang Road" goes straight into Bashu. As Qin Prime Minister Cai Ze said: "The plank road is thousands of miles long, leading to Shu and Han, making the whole world fear Qin."

This road is extremely narrow, and there are deep valleys and mountains on the left and right. It is difficult to go fast, and once you are overtaken, it is not easy to escape!

After Qin Shihuang recovered, he ordered Zhonglang to ride on Li Liang and lead more than a thousand people into Hanzhong, and sent local officials to capture Fusu's party. He also issued a strict order: "If Fusu really runs to Nanjun, all the officials along the way will die if they are not replaced!"

Under this kind of death order, everyone worked hard, set up a dragnet, and hunted him all the way.

On December 15th, Li Liang, the commander of the Zhonglang Cavalry, finally came back to report to Qin Shihuang!

"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and pursued you to Nanzheng, Hanzhong County. General... Fusu's gang members were all captured!"

"Nan Zheng?"

Qin Shihuang frowned. Nanzheng is the capital of Hanzhong County. If Fusu wanted to join the Heifu of Lingnan, he could just cross the Han River directly from Shiquan Pavilion and enter Micang Road. Why should he turn west?

Going to Nanzheng?

After further questioning, I learned that the Fusu party member who was allegedly "hunted" by Li Liang had gone to Nanzheng to surrender ten days ago...

This is even more puzzling.

"How is Fusu?"

Qin Shihuang only cared about this.

Li Liang was a little embarrassed, and Qin Shihuang suddenly looked unhappy. He couldn't help but think of Lu Buwei, who was also demoted to Shu, but committed suicide halfway. Fusu had a strong temperament, could it be...

Thinking this, he slapped the table!

"speak!"

No matter if he is alive or dead!

Li Liang scolded his head in fear, fearing that he would be blamed by the emperor:

"Your Majesty, Fusu separated from his family and subordinates at Shiquan Pavilion half a month ago, and went east alone without a trace!"

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"According to the confession of the arrested person, Fusu was knocked unconscious by Meng Tianfang and carried out of the city. After he woke up after leaving Ziwu Valley, he bowed to Xianyang and cried, and then got angry and attacked Meng Tianfang with a gun. Meng Tianfang knew that he had committed a serious crime.

, so he cut his own throat to apologize..."

"Subsequently, Mrs. Fusu and Mr. He's daughter and grandson passed away in Shiquan Pavilion because they were frightened and caught in the winter rain along the way. Fusu buried his wife and sat in front of the tomb all night. In the early morning of the next day, he entrusted his two sons to the tomb.

The subordinates ordered them to go to Nanzheng to surrender, and they left without saying goodbye..."

"Leave without saying goodbye?"

Qin Shihuang's mouth felt a little sour and his chest ached.

This was not over yet, something happened again later. Dong Gong from Luoyang and Shaoping from Du had a dispute. Shaoping believed that Fusu's order should be followed and no more mistakes could be made. However, Dong Gong brought several guards who were afraid of death.

, snatched a little prince and grandson, crossed the Han River and went south, disappearing into the vast mountains.

Shaoping was unable to stop him, so he could only take Fusu's eldest son to Nanzheng to surrender. It was not until ten days ago that Li Liang caught up with them...

"Shaoping, nearly a hundred Fusu disciples, and bodyguards all committed suicide. I only had time to bring the king and grandson back to Xianyang. He was frightened, a little dazed, and said nothing..."

Qin Shihuang went to see his little grandson, but he saw that the child's eyes were dull and he did not answer any questions. When he saw his elder father who barely smiled, he hid back, his eyes full of fear.

Seeing this, the emperor tightened his smile, pursed his lips, and when he turned around, he seemed to have aged ten years again.

"When he is a little older, send him to Qiongdu. There will be a small town with four hundred households."

This was originally prepared for Fusu.

After asking Zongzheng to properly arrange the princes and grandchildren, Qin Shihuang returned to his palace and ignored anyone for the whole day.

However, Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion, was worried about another matter and asked Li Liang: "Where are the family members of the Marquis of Changnan?"

Li Liang reported: "The family members of the Marquis of Changnan were not among them. It seems that they suddenly separated from the Fusu party members after leaving Xianyang. It was chaotic at that time, and Meng Tianfang and others were unable to protect themselves, so they lost contact."

Zhao Gao sneered: "Knowing that everyone is chasing Fusu, he doesn't care about them, so he goes his own way. He deserves to be the wife of a black husband. This bitch is really smart!"

But it doesn't matter, as long as the emperor goes south, no matter whether Heifu is waiting for death or stubbornly resisting, he will be completely finished!

Even if the emperor has no time to deal with Hei Fu, as long as Zhao Gao teaches and his son Hu Hai, who has great trust in him, can ascend to the throne with the emperor's favor, everything will not be a problem!

Qin Shihuang was depressed all day, and it is said that he fainted again due to anger. On the next day, inspired by ginseng soup, he regained his energy and asked someone to find a map.

The emperor is old, and he is no longer the giant who stood on the map of the four seas uniting, destroying a country in one step, and making waves in the sea.

His back was a little hunched, and his eyesight was not very good. He needed a waiter to hold a lamp and let him get close to him and search carefully on the map.

Qin Shihuang's finger pointed at the "Shiquan Pavilion" which represented the great misfortune of Fusu's life. From here to the east, there is a road built along the Han River. At the end of it, it is divided into two. The forked road to the south leads to

Nanjun is the hometown of Marquis Changnan, and there are many gangsters...

"Could it be that Fusu knew that there were many pursuers and it would be difficult to escape, so he took another route alone?"

Qin Shi Huang murmured to himself, but then he snorted:

"In order to survive, he abandoned his second son. When did Fusu become so cruel and decisive?"

"Lift it higher."

Qin Shihuang ordered, and as the light in the waiter's hand gradually went up, the North Fork of the Han River Road appeared.

It will arrive in Nanyang, then turn north and reach Wuguan Road.

Return to Wuguan Road in Guanzhong.

It is also the only way to go to Zhucheng from Xianyang.

"Is he going to wait there, or will he come back?"

Qin Shihuang muttered to himself again, then sneered and denied this idea.

"Come back like a lost dog? Then kneel down to His Highness, beg me to forgive him, and then live with humiliation for the rest of your life? If this is the case, it would be better to die!"

The First Emperor of Qin did not have such a son. He should have stood at the forefront of the storm, holding on to the sun, moon, heaven and earth, but he failed miserably!

And those who fail to climb to the top will fall into the abyss forever and have no right to come back!

With a hint of venting his anger, Qin Shihuang grabbed the lamp and burned the map!

The old emperor turned around, and the map burned little by little behind him. First, Guanzhong, then spread to the south, Guandong, and finally the whole world was burned by the fire.

The firelight behind him reflected Qin Shi Huang's gloomy face:

I feel sorry for his misfortune, but angry at his incompetence!

Although he scolded Fusu for "deserving it", Qin Shihuang ignored the well-prepared patrol troops and waited in Xianyang for another three days, making people pay attention to the news of Wuguan every day.

Three reports in the morning, noon and evening?

No, it’s reported every hour!

While drinking ginseng soup, he comforted himself arrogantly: "What I'm waiting for is not the rebellious son Fusu, but the news about Li Xin!"

A few days later, Qin Shihuang waited...

There is still no news about Fusu, but Li Xin sent back another good news from the Western Regions!

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To be continued...