No one knows what happened to Yan Lejia.

Zhao Gaoping didn't care much about his cowardly son-in-law when he came to Japan. He just called and drank like a dog. He asked him to do something when he had something to do. Naturally, he was too lazy to pay attention to it. Therefore, he didn't know that his daughter had been hacked to death by his cowardly son-in-law.

Chen Xu would not even know that Yan Le, who was designed to give up his confession, would kill the whole family so crazy, but let him know that he would not care. He would not have any psychological burden to kill Zhao Gao's daughter. Zhao Gao would be destroyed anyway. It is estimated that when Meng Yi takes action, Yan Le's family will die, but it will be a few days later.

Therefore, since he designed to get Yan Le's confession, Chen Xu never cared about this matter again. He wanted to bring Zhao Gao down. Meng Yi was the main force. He just stood by and helped to put on a sack and beat the stick. Finally, he kicked the ball. That was the matter of Meng Yi, the old hooligan.

What's more, Chen Xu just got married and brought his family to Xianyang, so he naturally had to take time to spend more time with them to play in Xianyang.

On that day, he took Shui Qingrou, Xing'er and Yu Ji took a carriage to see the factories outside the city, witnessed steel and iron making and some strange things, and went downstream to see the dam and water truck under construction. It was not until the end of the You hour that the sun was about to set, and then returned to the city leisurely under the protection of a group of guards. Although the city gate was closed, seeing that it was Qinghe Hou's carriage, the hundreds of generals guarding the gate still opened the city gate diligently.

Just kidding, although the curfew law is strict, if Qinghe Hou is not allowed to enter the city, he may be likely to have his head fallen. Although the emperor also likes the law, he also needs to divide the time and occasion. Many times, if you talk to him about the law, he will reason for you. When you talk to him about the reason, he will chop your head. This is the emperor, so those who are subjects should know how to be flexible and flexible.

Sure enough, just as the city gate was opened, Chen Xu's carriage and horses had not yet fully entered, and a few fast horses were galloping towards him. The Xuanwu Guard held a token and shouted repeatedly: "Your Majesty has an order, please ask the Marquis of Qinghe to enter the palace to discuss state affairs!"

So the generals wiped the sweat on their foreheads and were very glad that their heads were very clear and they did not insist on the law and were selfless.

Chen Xu was puzzled. At this time, as usual, the palace had been locked. Generally, the emperor would not summon ministers, nor would he leave the palace without any special urgent matters.

Did something amazing happen?

But it wasn't like it. Although he was basically playing outside all day today, everything in Xianyang City was calm. If there was any emergency, the people from the mansion would definitely notify him.

However, the emperor cannot refuse to summon him.

So Chen Xu asked some of the guards to escort Shui Qingrou and Yu Ji, Xing'er returned to the house, and he rode a horse and took a few guards to the palace.

The palace was indeed locked. Under the escort of Xuanwu Guard, Chen Xu followed through a small gate and then circled around the palace to finally arrive at Zichen Palace.

Qin Shihuang was sitting in Zichen Hall wearing a thin summer suit and frowned and read the memorial. His brows frowned and his face was a little angry.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe has arrived!" The palace maid guarding outside the door stood outside the store to report.

"Please!" Qin Shihuang put down the memorial in his hand and looked up.

After Chen Xu stepped into the hall, he looked at the huge room, except for the seats and beds, and there were only a few lanterns. The candlelight on the desk swayed gently with the evening breeze. The emperor was alone in front of the desk, which seemed to make him feel inexplicably sad.

This is the emperor, the eternal emperor who controls the entire China. At this time, the kings, princes, ministers, civil and military officials, and even ordinary people were already full and ready to go to bed with their beautiful wife and concubines, but the emperor was still alone to review the memorials. This hard work and diligence are not something that ordinary people can persevere all year round.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what it means to call the minister into the palace?" Chen Xu bowed respectfully, which was a kind of respect from the heart, not just the etiquette and righteousness of the monarch and minister.

The First Emperor stood up to greet him, and said with apology on his face: "I am quite uneasy to summon my beloved to the palace so late, but just now, Xuanwu Guard sent an urgent report. I need the help of Qinghe Hou to discuss it. This is a secret report. Qinghe Hou will know at a glance!"

Chen Xu was even more confused, and at the same time he was a little uneasy. Xuanwu Guard was the imperial guards of the imperial palace and belonged to the emperor's private army. It was not only the last line of defense to protect the emperor, but also a very secret spy agency. The civil and military officials in the court could not touch any of them. The information that Xuanwu Guard spyed was generally only visible to the emperor. Moreover, Xuanwu Guard spyed on the things that the emperor needed, and they never paid attention to the people's livelihood. A secret memorial that made the emperor feel difficult was probably a big deal.

After taking the memorial, Chen Xu quickly finished reading it through the candlelight, and then his face was so thrusting that he couldn't stop.

This is a secret message from the northwest military camp. The identity of the Xuanwu Guard must be very hidden, and the content of the secret message is also very simple. It only says that 10,000 elite pawns were divided into three groups in March. Among them, the 7,000 army led by Li Xin and Su Jiao quickly swept across Henan, but more than 2,000 elite pawns led by Jiang Hu smuggled across the river to Hebei, and then disappeared without a trace. No news came back for more than 20 days.

"Jiang Hu is the deputy general of the horse bars, but because of his lack of leadership experience, General Meng Tian asked him to lead three thousand horse bars to patrol the river. One was to monitor the abnormal movements of the Xiongnu in Hebei to support General Li Xin's rear security, and the other was to capture the fleeing Xiongnu in Henan. But for some reason, in late March, Jiang Hu actually made his own decisions and did not respect military orders to lead more than two thousand horse bars to cross the river late at night, leaving only a few hundred people to guard the military camp."

"These two thousand pawns are all new equipment, especially the saddle and stirrup, which is the greatest help for us to quickly sweep Henan. Once the more than two thousand pawns led by Jiang Hu died in Hebei, the production methods such as stirrup and saddle will inevitably be mastered by the Huns. Once the Huns and the Hu people also start to equip these two types of equipment in large quantities, it will be difficult to conquer Hebei so easily, and there will be huge casualties..."

Although Qin Shihuang's face was very calm when he spoke, his skin was obviously beating gently involuntarily, and his eyes were very cold. He must be extremely angry at this time.

"Your Majesty, this happened twenty days ago. Did General Meng Tian not mention it in the battle report?" Chen Xu naturally knew that the emperor was right, but what puzzled him even more was why such important news was sent back after more than twenty days.

"This is exactly what I am worried about. If it weren't for the sudden secret message from Xuanwu Guard, I'm afraid I'll be kept in the dark. The war reports came almost every day in the Northwest Military Camp, but I've never mentioned this matter. Why did General Meng Tian and Marquis Di Dao hide this from me?" Qin Shihuang walked around the room as he spoke, and his voice became extremely cold.

Chen Xu quickly bowed and said, "I don't know what General Meng Yi and Di Daohou think, but I'm afraid that the equipment will fall into the hands of the Huns and are planning solutions. Moreover, from outside the pass to Xianyang, the road is difficult to travel along the road from high mountains and dense forests. It takes at least six days to spread the news. The art of war said: The general is not allowed to accept the orders outside. General Jiang Hu may feel that he can take the opportunity and break into Hebei to actively look for fighter opportunities. Therefore, I feel that Your Majesty does not need to be too anxious. Perhaps there will be great good news coming in a few days!"

"Great news?" Qin Shihuang looked at Chen Xu in confusion.

Although Chen Xu was nervous, he still nodded calmly: "Yes, although Hebei is the old nest of the Huns, many tribes are scattered in the grasslands and do not belong to each other. Tribes of all sizes are called kings. In addition, they are blocked by the river, so they must be in vain. I never expected that our Qin soldiers would suddenly enter Hebei. What's more, the new horsemen with one to ten are equivalent to tens of thousands of troops in the past, but they act quickly and like the wind. When the enemy is out of my mind, as long as there are guides to lead the way, I'm afraid General Jiang Hu will give His Majesty a great surprise this time!"

After hearing this, Qin Shihuang was silent for a while, and then his face slowly opened: "Not bad, the Marquis of Qinghe was indeed thoughtful, this is something I didn't expect. My princes of the Central Plains had fought many times with the Huns and Hu people in the past, but because the horses and pawns were not strong enough, they had never entered Hebei. Therefore, the Huns in Hebei must be neglected to prevent them. It seems that maybe it is really as my dear said, General Jiang Hu discovered the omission of the Huns and crossed the river at night. However, no news has been heard yet, which makes me worry!"

"Your Majesty, in fact, even if the more than 2,000 elite bars led by General Jiang Hu were wiped out, the method of making stirrups and saddles was not too big. The Huns have been nomadic since ancient times, and there are few bamboo and wood craftsmen who have made no decisions. Therefore, even if they are given a year, they will definitely not be able to equip a decent army. As long as autumn comes, our Qin Dynasty can produce at least 30,000 elite bars. Once Your Majesty intends to conquer Hebei, it will inevitably be destroyed. Moreover, we have always been unclear about the situation of the Huns in Hebei. General Jiang Hu will suddenly disturb him.

However, it would make the Huns frightened, otherwise they would continue to develop smoothly. If a talented and strategic tribal leader appeared on the grassland in time, unifying many tribes in Hebei to gather into a super force, it would be even more difficult to curb. Therefore, General Jiang Hu's sudden departure is probably not a bad thing for me, Daqin. At least it can test the current strength of the Huns. If General Jiang Hu's entire army is wiped out, then it can be seen that the Huns have already appeared very powerful tribes. Then Your Majesty needs to make a decision early to launch the Northern Expedition as soon as possible. If you return successfully, you will know that the Huns are still in a mess and can slowly draw on it!"
Chapter completed!