Sishui County is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. It took nearly a month from the day Chen She launched his army before the news reached Chang'an.
The news that the newly promoted grand master actually launched an army to rebel was like a thunderbolt from the blue to the Qin Empire.
Since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, it is not that we have never encountered bandit rebellions. Counting Lu Goujian's previous rebellions, the number of times is not small.
However, every time they were quickly put down by the local government, there were even suspicions in the history of the Imperial Palace that the existence of the governor's offices in various places deliberately allowed the gangsters to gain power in order to gain military exploits.
Generally speaking, the Great Qin Empire in the past was never afraid of anyone making trouble.
But things are different now. Emperor Qin has passed away, his masters have fallen and left one after another, and Great Qin's strength has fallen to an unprecedented low.
Moreover, the one who caused the rebellion was a Grandmaster, and with the current strength of the Qin Dynasty, it would be difficult to suppress him.
Therefore, those people in Chang'an who received the news immediately felt an uneasy feeling in their hearts, as if a disaster was about to happen this time.
After the news reached Xianyang Palace, even Hu Hai, who was lazy, realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately sent people to summon civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures in Chengtian Palace.
At Hu Hai's signal, Huang Banban explained the matter in front of all the civil and military officials.
Hu Hai said with a stern face: "The thieves are rampant and relying on their cultivation at the Grand Master level to cause trouble in the Qin Dynasty. According to the news, several counties have fallen into the hands of the thieves. I wonder if you have any good plans for this?"
Wang Wan, the imperial censor, was the first to stand up, bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as we all know, there are only two ways to deal with a strong master, the master and the military formation. The best way is to use the master against the master. Prime Minister
He Tingwei is a veteran master, so as long as they are sent out, the traitor Chen She will be easily destroyed."
Upon hearing this, Hu Hai immediately looked towards the two of them.
Zhao Gao's face showed a look of excitement, but Li Si's face was calm and motionless.
The worst thing in this world is a watcher. When someone saw the two of them acting like this, they couldn't help but guess that the two of them might not be willing to take action.
Soon an official from Zhongshu Province jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Both the Prime Minister and Tingwei are the pillars of the Qin Dynasty. How can they be dispatched so easily? As your Excellency said, there are still military formations that can
To deal with the master? Why not send a large army to conquer the traitors and kill the leader of the thieves, Chen She."
Wang Wan said with a worried look on his face: "Looking at the world, the only troops that can be deployed to deal with the military formations of the powerful masters are the five major frontier military mansions and the Forbidden Army. The border army mansions need to suppress the barbarians from all directions, and the Forbidden Army cannot be moved lightly. Only two adults stepped forward.
, so that this matter can be resolved quickly.”
"What's more, the military formation is inconvenient to move. Someone needs to restrain the grandmaster before he can be surrounded and killed. If no one restrains him, a strong master in the grandmaster realm can escape far away, and it is even more impossible to kill him."
Although what Wang Wan said was reasonable and well-founded, when neither Li Si nor Zhao Gao spoke, no one except the people at Yushitai agreed.
However, some people listened to the words of the Zhongshu Provincial official, glanced at the faces of Li Si and Li Si, and began to boldly echo his words: "The Forbidden Army cannot be touched lightly, and the five major military offices may not. The one closest to Sishui County is the Zhengzhou Army."
When the Northern Dudu Mansion and the Northeast Conquer Liao Mansion are under way, Your Majesty can send orders to Meng Tian and Yang Duan to go south to quell the rebellion."
As soon as this statement came out, a debate immediately started. Most officials in Yushitai believed that it should be the master versus the master, while others suggested that the army should quell the rebellion.
Some people even say that only by guarding Chang'an with two masters can His Majesty's safety be guaranteed.
Seeing the noisy scene, Hu Hai felt very irritated and said angrily: "Shut up, everyone."
For a moment, it was as if a silence technique had been activated, and the hall fell into a state of silence.
Hu Hai stared at Li Si and asked, "What do the Prime Minister and Tingwei think we should do?"
Naturally, Li Si could no longer pretend not to hear Hu Hai's question. He raised his hand and replied: "As I see it, whether the Grand Master takes action or sends a large army to encircle and suppress the enemy, it is not important at the moment. What is important is to prevent the situation from deteriorating."
"If the news is accurate, then Chen She is frantically expanding his strength. I would like to ask Your Majesty and all my colleagues, what is the intention of a grandmaster with a martial arts cultivation level that is crazy about expanding his strength?"
At this point, List paused for a moment before continuing: "I'm afraid the world is full of intentions."
"Based on the speed of the traitor's expansion, if the Grand Master goes alone, he may not be able to do anything to him. If a large army is mobilized to encircle and suppress him, it will not be completed in a short time. After a while, the traitor will have become a phenomenon."
"My advice is to immediately spread the message to all places to stop the thieves from expanding. Even if you die, you have to stop them. Of course, if you really can't stop them, you can just wait a little longer."
Hu Hai nodded unequivocally and looked at Zhao Gao.
When Hu Hai looked at Zhao Gao, a wisp of master's aura suddenly appeared on Li Si, and it disappeared in an instant.
Zhao Gao turned around fiercely and found Li Si looking at him with a smile.
Without looking in the mirror, Zhao Gao knew how ugly his face looked at this time. Li Si was actually warning him and threatening him.
That's right, in Zhao Gao's opinion, the breath that Li Si suddenly released was definitely intentional.
Zhao Gao was also puzzled by this. Logically speaking, the chaos in the Qin Dynasty would not be of any benefit to Li Si. On the contrary, a stable empire can ensure the stable continuation of the family.
However, it was impossible for the person involved, Li Si, to tell him the reason.
Seeing Zhao Gao and Li Si looking back and forth, Hu Hai couldn't help but frown and said, "I wonder what Sir Tingwei has to say?"
Zhao Gao then withdrew his gaze and bowed: "Your Majesty, the method proposed by the Prime Minister to curb the development of thieves is indeed feasible. I hope your Majesty will adopt it."
"As for countering the rebellion, if Your Majesty does not mind it, I am willing to lead the troops there."
Zhao Gao did not want to have a face-to-face conflict with Li Si at this moment, so he did not reject his first proposal. As for countering the rebellion, Zhao Gao could not rest assured that it would be left to ordinary soldiers who could only lay out military formations.
In any case, His Majesty (Emperor Qin) told him before his death to assist Hu Hai in protecting the Qin Dynasty, and he could not break his promise.
After Zhao Gao finished speaking, Li Si's face became a little unhappy, but it soon returned to normal.
Hu Hai looked at Li Si and then at Zhao Gao, feeling that there was something fishy between them.
Thinking of this, Hu Hai said: "Since both adults feel that the development of thieves must be curbed, let's issue an order. As for counterinsurgency, if possible, I hope that the two of you can work together to nip it in the bud as soon as possible.
."
"Otherwise, once the thieves are stronger than the two, the Great Qin will be in danger."
When Li Si and Zhao Gao heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and they both cupped their hands and said, "I obey the order."
Immediately afterwards, the imperial edict was issued, ordering the governors of various regions to guard their jurisdictions, be sure to contain the traitors, and then wait for the court to arrange an army to put down the rebellion.