Chapter 71
As a result, Xiao He and Cao Shen, who were fooled from Pei County, could only follow Ying Gao to Xianyang, which they had never been to for more than 40 years. But in their hearts, weren’t they full of longing for Xianyang? Since they became officials, who wouldn’t want to land directly in the central government from the local area?
But at the same time, Xiao He and the others also knew that if they followed Ying Gao and Feng Jie to Xianyang, they would have been standing in the palace fighting in Xianyang City.
Fusu was demoted to the county, and Hu Hai was favored at a young age. Even Xiao He and Cao Shen, who were far away in Sishui County, had heard of these important matters. However, they rarely heard of the reputation of Prince Gao. Xiao He opened his eyes today. He thought to himself that if the princes of the Qin Dynasty were all as promising as the young master Gao in front of him, the Qin Dynasty would have a promising future!
As for the issue of taking sides, Xiao He and Cao Shen had already discussed it using the time of taking a break last night. How could they have any choice for the situation at this time?
The road back to Xianyang is not as light as it was when I came. With more than a dozen prisoners, dozens of guards were needed to guard them. Moreover, these people could not ride horses and could only be placed in a carriage at most, which greatly slowed down Ying Gao's speed of travel.
It is indeed difficult to send Dong Xi and others back to Xianyang safely, but of course it is not difficult for Ying Gao. What's more, he is no longer the lonely man who just came to the Qin Dynasty. His father-in-law Feng Jie was already impressed by Ying Gao through this matter. He also used Xianyang's kung fu these days to successfully tie Xiao He and Cao Shen to his side. It can be said that he would not have to do anything in person.
As for the loyalty of Xiao He and Cao Shen, Ying Gao believes that as long as Liu Bang is not involved, they have no reason not to listen to them. After all, these two people in Xianyang are not familiar with each other and are involved in Dong Xi's affairs. If they don't follow him, they will be killed by Yan Le in minutes.
Before leaving, Ying Gao called the Zhu family alone to him and said beside him: "When you get the nearest inn to Xianyang, you will be like this..."
After giving a long time of advice, the Zhu family's head shook like a rattle and waved his hands repeatedly: "How can I obey this matter? What if the young master suffers an accident during this period?"
"Hey! You guy really think that the two or three hundred Qin guards beside me are all made of paper? I can't live without your Zhu family? Besides, I have sent news to Xianyang. My father will definitely send additional staff on the way back. If you can't complete this matter, even if you return to Xianyang, you may not be able to protect my safety!"
When dealing with this guy in the Zhu family, Ying Gao knew that he had to use words to stimulate him, otherwise it would be difficult for this guy to leave Ying Gao willingly, especially after Ying Gao was assassinated in the suburbs of Fanyang County last time, he was almost killed with a knife. The Zhu family knew that if Ying Gao was really killed by someone under his nose, his sin would be great. He could not pass this hurdle.
"So... I'm sure I'll fulfill my mission!"
After settled this matter, Ying Gao immediately summoned Feng Jie and Xiao He and others to prepare for the move. The matters in Fanyang's territory were handed over to Xu Gong. Ying Gao came to this time and rectified the Fanyang officialdom to only a few brothers. However, Xu Gong was so open-minded that he had already assured Ying Gao that under his management, at least the county of Fanyang would be a solid piece, and only Win Gao's life would be followed.
Of course, Ying Gao also warned him that this time he came to represent his own father, the First Emperor, and told Mr. Xu not to talk about himself every day, but the word "Da Qin" should be said every day.
In less than a month, Ying Gao left a deep impression on Fan Yang. This was the first place to arrive after Ying Gao was surpassed Xianyang, and it also made this small county its first stronghold. He believed that with Mr. Xu's ability, after he took Dong Xi and others, he would be able to fully control Fan Yang in no time. This laid a good foreshadowing for his future troubles against the Qin Dynasty.
After Ying Gao and his group set out from Fan Yang for a few days, a piece of news had just been sent to Zhao Gao's mansion in Xianyang City. Of course, this was already the result of rapid success.
"Uncle, Fan Yang's affairs have not been kept. Dong Xi, the county magistrate who has developed, has been captured by Ying Gao! At this time... he is probably on his way back to Xianyang."
"I'm really a mediocre! Didn't that guy's letter say that it was a heavy rainy night? No one would notice that he was engraving on the meteorite? Why did Ying Gao catch the handle in just ten days?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao immediately stood up from his seat, and blue veins on his face swelled up. Obviously, the impact of this incident on his heart was quite great. Ying Huo Shuxin and meteorite engravings were a combination of punches that Zhao Gao was quite proud of. He thought it could greatly weaken the influence of the First Emperor in the Qin Dynasty. He had thought about it several times, but there was no loophole in this strategy, but he never thought that a mere person who Ying Gao had used all his tricks to get out after more than ten days.
"This... Le didn't know the reason for this. According to the news sent by Dong Xi before, this matter was indeed foolproof. However, since Ying Gao was escorted back with great fanfare, he was afraid that he had really taken control of the conclusive evidence. It would be better to... send someone to intercept it on the way. Even if Ying Gao cannot be killed, at least kill Dong Xi!"
Obviously Yan Le was already a little panicked. After Zhao Gao told him about this, he and the people in the restaurant arranged the execution together. Now that such a mistake has happened, if Ying Gao finds out, he will not know how to die. So the first thing he thought of was to kill Ying Gao and Dong Xi first.
"The previous sneak attack not only lost more than a dozen dead soldiers I had worked hard to manage, but Ying Gao was only slightly injured. Today you want to do this again. Once the dead soldiers are exposed, the consequences will be a hundred times more troublesome than a mere Dong Xi. Dong Xi is only from Fanyang County and has never even come to Xianyang. How could he know that he was instructed by you? You are so confused that you will only be even more trapped. When Ying Gao returns, you must not move easily. When you hear the news, the Lord will kill Dong Xi immediately. In this way, the meteorite engraving is gone. Even if this happens, I have arrangements elsewhere. Do you understand?"
Chapter completed!