At this time, Xianyang City was filled with a new atmosphere. The ascension of the second emperor Hu Hailong to the throne symbolized that the Qin Empire had entered a new stage.
In the Xianyang Palace, Hu Hai, who was not yet thirteen years old, was wearing a black black dragon suit and sitting on the throne of the emperor.
Zhao Gao wore a dark red robe and an upright crown on his head. His small eyes were narrowed to the point of being invisible, and he had a faint smile on his lips.
Zhao Gao's position, between the emperor and the civil and military officials, was very special.
Because this location, during the Qin Dynasty, was the place where Lu Yan, the national advisor, stood in court. After Lu Yan's death, no one in the Qin court could enjoy this honor.
Now, he, Zhao Gao, finally has such a status.
Among the hundred officials, the ones at the front are: Prime Minister Wei Zhuang on the right, Prime Minister Li Si on the left, Feng Quji, the imperial censor, Xiong Dian, the commander of Taiwei Changwen, and Liao, the prefect of the state.
In addition, the current leader of the Qin clan named Ying is Ying Jue, the chief general of the Central Forbidden Army, and the emperor Hu Hai has to call him "uncle".
In fact, Ying Jue is also the first minister today who talks about problems directly without any praise.
"Your Majesty, after the death of His Majesty the First Emperor, the remnants of the former Shandong countries have resurrected. After the Qilin Society took the lead in upholding righteousness, the princes, generals and ministers would rather have the guts to incite the world to rebel against thieves with a single slogan. Now, the military situation has piled up like snowflakes. Your Majesty should
We must make a quick decision and do not let our Great Qin army lose its power."
"What, rebel!"
Hu Hai's young temperament instantly became angry, and he directly attacked the case, "Qilin will raise an army to rebel, and there will be rebels and thieves all over the world to respond. How come I didn't know anything about it in the past two months."
"Hateful, shameful. Qilin Hui, Nongyu, I, I am determined to send troops to destroy the Qilin Hui, and make the leader of the thieves, Nongyu, kneel under the bronze statue of the Imperial Master and confess his sins to the former Imperial Master."
"..."
Ying Jue frowned and took a deep breath, but his eyes did not change at all.
He knew that the new emperor had succeeded to the throne and the world was in rebellion. Such particularly unlucky words must have been stopped by some people.
Therefore, even if military information from various major counties had been sent to Xianyang in the past two months, Hu Hai had no idea that just after he took office, a bunch of rebels appeared in the world.
If a child succeeds to the throne, there will be endless troubles.
Zhao Gao glanced at Ying Jue condescendingly and had no reaction.
Hu Hai waved his hand eagerly and shouted: "Uncle Emperor, tell me quickly what the military situation is like now."
"At present, the most powerful anti-thief forces in the world are the Qilin Society in Yandi. The Qilin Society attacked Ji County, and all places were led by Feng Nongyu. The entire Guangyang County has been completely occupied by it. From Guangyang County to the north
,To the east, the Qilin Society's power is expanding rapidly.
In the land of Qilu, the two brothers Tian Rong and Tian Dan, the sons of the old Qi Kingdom, went around preaching that His Majesty the First Emperor had consecrated Mount Tai to anger the heavens and instigated various places to rebel against the Qin Dynasty. The three counties of Linzi, Jiaodong, Langya, and Linhai had already been occupied by them.
, and even had a tendency to revive Qi State.
Chen Sheng, a remnant of the peasant family, and Wu Kuang, raised banners in Sishui County and recruited troops. After occupying Sishui County, they moved west to occupy Chen County and were still expanding their army. Among the rebels, this group had the strongest desire to attack.
Wei Jiu, the son of the old Wei State, was thinking about rebuilding the Wei State just like the Tian brothers.
There is also the Xiang family of the Chu State. Xiang Liang raised troops in Kuaiji County. Although Chu has three households, Chu will definitely die if Qin is destroyed. The reputation of the Xiang family is also supported by Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang of the Guigu sect. Xiang Liang takes the Mi surname Xiong.
Xiong Xin became King Huai of Chu and proclaimed himself Lord Wu Xin.
Many people from the south defected to Xiang Chu. After Kuaiji County, Xiang Chu occupied Jiujiang County. When he returned to Shouchun, the capital of the old Chu state, Xiang Chu's reputation greatly increased."
The momentum of the rebellion is very frightening. In just two months, Yan, Qi, and Chu have all rebelled, and have already moved towards the hinterland of the Central Plains. It seems that the great war that Qin defeated the Three Kingdoms Alliance was in vain.
However, when Ying Jue took stock of these things, he was not excited, nor was he worried about the country's subjugation. In his eyes, these rebels, including the Qilin Society, are just rubbish.
Because judging from the movement, what these rebels want most is to restore the country. Qi is Qi, Chu is Chu, and Wei is Wei. It is impossible for this group of people to truly pose a threat to the central government of Qin.
If we can't work together to destroy Qin first, then all efforts to restore the country will be in vain. If we don't even understand such a simple truth, or are not thinking about it, Da Qin really doesn't know how to lose.
This is also the attitude of the imperial court towards these anti-thief uprisings - contempt, the gap in strength is too big.
If a crisis is really imminent, for example, the rebels have reached Hangu Pass, then it is impossible for Zhao Gao to hide this news from Hu Hai.
Hu Hai is still too young now, so he was shocked when his uncle said this.
There are too many rebels, and they have occupied so many places in two months. The situation is corrupt and dangerous.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I regard the old nobles from various countries in Shandong as nothing more than grass and grass. I am willing to lead a large army to destroy them and share your worries for Your Majesty."
A loud voice sounded in the hall, and the speaker was none other than the Imperial General, Wang Li.
"What General Wang said is true. Rebels are rampant. Once they gain momentum, they think they will shake our country, Qin. However, without military means, everything is scattered. Li Xin is willing to lead an army to annihilate the Qilin Society."
Immediately after Wang Li, another general from the empire came out generously.
Li Xin, who started out in the army without an outstanding family background, was deeply loved by Ying Zheng because of his numerous achievements in large and small battles. His Majesty the Emperor was assassinated by the Qilin Society. He had long wanted to take revenge, so he was naturally eager to fight now.
"Okay, I am very relieved that Da Qin has two generals."
Hu Hai was Ying Zheng's favorite youngest son, and his dream was to become a general. He had heard many of Li Xin's deeds since he was a child, so he also had a preference for him.
At this time, Li Xin took the initiative to ask for a battle, and Hu Hai agreed to let him lead the army to destroy Nongyu in Yan.
"Where did the master craftsman lose his hatred?"
Gong Shuqiu hurriedly walked out of the team, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"I heard that Qilin will have many masters of martial arts, and even the Mo family's mechanism technique. The power of the overbearing mechanism technique is far superior to that of the Mohist family. I order you to accompany Li Xin with the army, and you must destroy the Qilin Society."
Gong Shuqiu was very happy. That guy Ban Laotou was in Qilinhui. This time, he could completely kill the Mo family's mechanism skills.
"Old minister, take your orders, and the Qin Dynasty will be victorious."
"Zhao Gao."
"I'm here."
Zhao Gao opened his eyes from sleep, turned around and lowered his head to salute Hu Hai.
"The martial arts masters of the Qilin Society are guarded by the Luowang Organization."
"yes."
Qilin will be handed over to Li Xin, and Chen Sheng, the other farmer with the strongest momentum, and Wu Kuang will be handed over to Wang Li.
After Li Xin wiped out the Qilin Hui, he could go south to attack the fake Qi and Wei kingdoms; after Wang Li wiped out Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, he also blocked the Xiang clan's path to the Central Plains.
In this way, this rebellion that seems to be stirring up the world will be nothing more than a farce.
Unfortunately, things were not as simple as the imperial court imagined.
"Report——"
"Urgent report! Urgent!"
Just at the time of the dynasty, a roar came from outside the palace from far to near.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Something happened to the Southern Expeditionary Army in Lingnan. General Tu Sui was killed in battle, and the whereabouts of the deputy general Ren Xiao are unknown. The 400,000-strong Southern Expeditionary Army has been completely routed."
"What!"
Hu Hai shouted, his black eyes widening.
The performance of Baiguan and Hu Hai were not much different, except that the shock was not so obvious.
Li Si, who had remained silent, finally frowned when he heard the bad news from Lingnan.
"You bastard, please tell me carefully what happened to the Southern Expeditionary Army."
Ying Jue had already grabbed the messenger's collar, his face red.
Qin's 400,000-strong army collapsed. How is this possible?
"Lingnan, among the Lingnan army, there is a man who calls himself Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. He is invincible and brave, and he is the best in the three armies. Taking advantage of our army's dissatisfaction with the soil and the low morale, he surprises General Tu Sui and beheads them one by one."
"The Southern Expeditionary Army has nearly 500,000 people. Could it be that it was so easy for them all to be killed by Xiang Yu?"
"After the main force collapsed, part of it fled back to the Central Plains, and part of it fled to Minzhong County. At present, only General Nan Yan's branch of the Southern Expedition Army remains."
When Ying Jue heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Unfortunately, His Majesty happened to die, and the Southern Expeditionary Army was defeated. These defeated troops were basically not from the Qin State, so I'm afraid they would not return to the Qin State.
There are nearly 400,000 people, and the real dead are probably less than 100,000. So where will the remaining 300,000 people go after they are defeated?
Damn it, princes, generals, and ministers would rather have their own kind. They can become bandits on their own, or they can join the rebel forces, or simply stand on their own. Anyway, they have weapons in their hands, and these defeated soldiers can do anything just to make ends meet.
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There is also General Nan Yan. She is from South Vietnam. She already has a powerful Vietnamese army and is one of the generals of the Southern Expedition Army.
Now, after accepting many defeated troops, the strength is even stronger. His Majesty the Emperor has collapsed, and the connection between Minzhong County and the central empire has been basically cut off by the rebel forces. There is no need to worry about what Nan Yan will choose.
The defeat of the Southern Expeditionary Army directly provided a large number of soldiers to the anti-thief forces. The consequences are simply terrible!
However, Ying Jue immediately thought of worse news.
If Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is good at using troops, then Nanyang County is already in danger at this moment. Once Nanyang County is captured by the rebels, Guanzhong itself will be in danger immediately.
"Your Majesty, please quickly order Nanyang County Governor to be more vigilant and send troops for reinforcements!"