Thirteen Swords of Qin Shizhi's Desperate Beginning

Meng Tian and Wang Jue looked at each other in Wang Ju's tent.

Wang Yu put down the bamboo book, his eyes were slightly cold, and then he said calmly: "Oh, is that so? Tell me, what's so strange about the scout's death?"

Meng Tian replied: "At the end of the day, the general discovered that the fatal wounds suffered by the five scouts were caused by sharp swords and blunt instruments respectively, but... the angles and depths of the wounds were roughly the same."

"Therefore, it can be inferred that although the murder weapon is different, there is only one murderer."

Wang Yu walked with his hands behind his back, facing Meng Tian with his back, his face was gloomy and his eyes were flickering with thought, a new plan was gradually taking shape in his heart.

Meng Tian continued: "The murderer used a sharp sword in one hand and a big axe in the other."

Hearing this, Wang Yu said that while he was holding the hilt of the sword with his left hand, he glanced out of the corner of his eye at the long pole of the weapon on the left. The blade of the big axe was shining brightly.

"In addition, there is another doubt."

Meng Tianhui reported: "One of the scouts had wine in his mouth, and before he could swallow the wine in his throat, he was killed by a sharp sword blocking his throat."

Wang Wei asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Meng Tian put down his helmet, made a palm with his left hand and a fist with his right hand, saluted with his fist and palm, and said: "When scouts drink, the wine has not had time to swallow, but the fatal wound is on the throat."

"Therefore, the subordinates believe that the one who suddenly attacked and killed the scouts was the person whom the scouts trusted."

Wang Jue held the hilt of the sword with his left hand and clenched it slightly.

Meng Tian continued: "As for me, Da Qin, alcohol has always been strictly prohibited in the barracks, and the only way to obtain alcohol is to be rewarded for meritorious service."

"All of the above shows that the scout was killed by the general."

Meng Tian's face was calm, his eyebrows were thick like ink, and his eyes were slightly fixed. He was waiting, waiting for Wang Ji's reaction, to see how Wang Ji would defend himself?How to face his temptation?

Wang Jue stepped forward, patted Meng Tian's left shoulder lightly with his right hand, and exclaimed in relief, "Very good, the future is awesome."

"Meng Qianchang's insight is so nuanced, he deserves to be the queen of the general."

Meng Tian stood up slowly and faced Wang Ji.

Wang Yu smiled and said, "I happen to have someone who can explain to you the many doubts in your heart."

At this moment, outside the camp, someone visited.

"General Wang Ji, Li Si asks to see you."

The curtain of the tent, two guards opened the tent, one left and one right, Li Si walked into the tent step by step with his hands behind his back, and looked at Meng Tian head-on, with doubts and vigilance in his eyes.

Wang Yu said with a smile: "Master Li, don't worry, Meng Qianchang is the old man's right-hand man."

After a pause, Wang Jue looked at Meng Tian and said, "Since you have noticed it, the old man will tell you the whole story now."

"That's right..." Wang Jue's eyes narrowed slightly and said, "The five scouts were indeed killed by me."

Meng Tian's expression was slightly shocked, his thick eyebrows frowned, he held the helmet in his left hand, and clenched his five fingers tightly. As the young master of Mengshi who loves soldiers like a son, this incident touched the "Ni Lin" in his heart.

The five scouts, soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty, did not die on the battlefield, but died at the hands of their trusted superiors.

The big man died in battle when he was shrouded in horse leather. How could Meng Tian not be angry if this kind of aggrieved death happened to his soldiers.

Border Pass Wusui was originally guarded by him. Except for Wang Ji's personal soldiers and Pingyang heavy armored soldiers, the rest of the Great Qin soldiers were his soldiers.

Wang Yu said lightly: "Do you know why I want to kill them?"

Meng Tian lowered his head, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his anger, he squeezed the helmet with his left hand and creaked, his eyes were already burning with anger, he lowered his head and replied: "This subordinate does not know."

"Hey—" Wang Jue sighed, and said with a sad face, "Although they are soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty, they have committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy."

"Crime of collaborating with the enemy?" Meng Tian looked surprised and confused.

Wang Ji said, "I'll let you see another person."

Wang Ji kicked the wooden box over, and a soldier rolled out of the huge wooden box, his limbs were bound, his mouth was wrapped in cloth strips, and he could only squeak.

Meng Tian frowned and said, "It's you?!"

This person is Wang Ji's personal soldier, and it is the post envoy who Wang Ji personally dispatched to deliver the letter to Xianyang.

Meng Tian suddenly thought that half an hour ago, he sent Sima Yufu to follow this person secretly. After Sima Yufu came back, he reported to him that the messenger sent by Wang Yu had just left the barracks for about ten miles, and was forced by Wang Yu again. take it back.

"If this person is collaborating with the enemy, why did Wang Ji send him a letter?"

"And knowing that the letter is going to Xianyang, why did you choose a short-distance fast horse?"

"There are too many contradictions before and after."

"Besides, what is the relationship between the envoy Li Si and Wang Yu? What is his relationship with the king and Gai Nie?"

Meng Tian was full of doubts.

Meng Tian said calmly, "Isn't this person a personal soldier of General Wang Ji? What crime did he commit?"

Wang Jue nodded and said, "This person is indeed an old man's personal soldier, and he is also a confidant I have single-handedly raised and cultivated. That's why I am even more frightened."

"Unexpectedly, the enemy's infiltration of the military camp has already reached the trusted dead soldiers beside the old man. I'm afraid that the entire military camp is already full of enemy's eyeliner."

Wang Jue squatted down, took off the cloth wrapped around the soldier's mouth, and asked, "Tell me, what are your plans?"

Bing Binghui reported: "Yes, it was Mr. Shang who handed over the letter to his subordinates, and asked them to send it back to Xianyang to inform and inform the Queen Mother."

"Master Shang?" Meng Tian was slightly startled.

Mr. Shang, to be called a Mr., must be a dignitary, or even a direct descendant of the royal family.

Wang Yu frowned and said, "Notify the Queen Mother?"

The soldier replied: "Yes, yes."

"Young Master Shang said, let me inform the Queen Mother, and ask the Queen Mother to dispatch troops to respond."

Meng Tian asked in a cold voice: "Nonsense, the queen mother is the king's biological mother, how can she help the rebellious officials and thieves?"

"This... this subordinate is just, just passing on orders."

At this time, Wang Jue reached out with his right hand, held the long pole and jumped over, the big axe weapon slashed down in the air, a cold light flashed, blood splattered, and there was a scream.

Meng Tian was shocked, he had already taken a step with his right foot, but it was too late.

"Sir Shuo Zuo, why did you kill the witness? This person obviously still has a lot of inside information that he hasn't revealed."

Wang Jue cut his long pole again, stood upright on the ground, turned around and said, "The rumors in this mouth have already involved my Great Qin King and Queen Mother, and you must understand the seriousness of it."

"This person is no longer a witness, but a person who deceives the public with lies. How can such a person let him live?"

Wang Jue continued: "This Mr. Shang has previously said that he has won the trust of Lord Li Si, and Gai Nie, the king's chief swordsmanship teacher, is his accomplice."

"It can be seen that this Mr. Shang has an unusual status."

Meng Tian frowned and said, "My lord, what do you mean, they want to harm the king?"

"With the support of the Queen Mother, their plan does have a chance of success."

"However, how could the Empress Dowager...?" Meng Tian didn't believe it.

Wang Yu said indifferently: "I didn't believe it at first, but until I found the messenger, the token that Shang Gongzi used to win the trust of the Queen Mother."

"The old man has to believe it."

Wang Ji took out the brocade bag from the dead soldier, took out a ring from the brocade bag, and a jasper finger ring, with the word Chengjiao engraved on the inside of the finger ring.

Li Si's face was startled: "Chang'an Jun Chengjiao's jasper finger?!"

This ring finger was given to Cheng Jiao by King Zhuangxiang of Qin Dynasty. Cheng Jiao loved it very much and wore it all year round.

Wang Ji said again: "I heard that although the queen mother is the king's biological mother, she dotes on Lord Chang'an who is not her own son even more. In the past crown prince disputes, the queen mother even wanted to support Lord Chang'an, but she was dissuaded by Prime Minister Lu."

"So, since then, there has been a gap between the king and the queen mother."

"Once the queen mother sees this jasper finger and is tricked by Mr. Shang to send troops to help, I'm afraid it will really endanger the safety of the king."

Meng Tian's face was serious, and there were more and more doubts about the matter, most of the witnesses pointed to "Mr. Shang", that is, the king escorted by Gai Nie.

Wang Yu said coldly: "The thieves are planning everything, but the current Wang Shang Shengming has already noticed the enemy's actions."

"Could it be..." Meng Tian had some guesses.

Wang Jue took out a letter from his bosom, and said: "Your Majesty has already seen the enemy's trajectory, so he specially ordered me to go south, and let me kill him before Mr. Shang's support team arrives."

While speaking, Wang Jue glanced at Li Si.

Li Si saluted with both hands: "My king is Shengming."

Meng Tian looked at the seal letter, his expression was startled, then he cupped his fists and said: "It is indeed the king's seal letter, just now this subordinate misunderstood Lord Zuo Shu, and asked the general to punish him."

He said so on the surface, but in Meng Tian's heart he had his own thoughts: "Gai Nie held the seal of the Great King; within two hours, Wang Ji also had a letter with the seal in his hand."

"The seals are all real, but the actual objects are more convincing; if Mr. Shang and Gai Nie are really rebellious, then where did King Qin's seal come from?"

"Wang Yu, Wang Yu, what is your intention?"

While burning the letter, Wang Jue sighed, "Hey, I'm also quite troubled about this secret order."

"If you make a rash move, I'm afraid you'll startle the snake."

"Standing still, but afraid of missing a good opportunity."

Li Si said, "This is an urgent matter, and I ask General Wang Ji to make a decisive decision."

"Just do it in the barracks, so it's convenient to block the news."

Wang Jue frowned and said, "But Mr. Shang has Gai Nie as his guard, and the number one swordsman in the Qin Dynasty is not in vain. This man's bravery is almost worth a thousand."

Li Si echoed, "Gai Nie's swordsmanship is superb, and it's really hard to deal with."

"However, if you can lure him away from Mr. Shang, everything will be easy."

Wang Wei asked: "How to lure them away? Does Mr. Li have a clever plan?"

Li Si suggested: "The general can ambush in a remote place in the army, and then invite Gai Nie to go to the appointment alone. As long as Gai Nie comes alone, the army will blockade the surrounding area. His life and death, and even the life and death of Mr. Shang, are not all up to the general. Are you in control?"

Hearing this, Wang Wei laughed and said, "This plan is very clever."

Wang Jue got up slowly, and said to Meng Tian: "You can fulfill your duties and have insight into the subtleties. In my opinion, you are the most trustworthy in this operation."

Hearing this, Meng Tian felt a turmoil in his heart.

If Mr. Shang is the king he guessed in his heart, once he makes a move on the king, the entire Meng family will be regarded as a rebellious party. Where will the 30 Meng family army go?
The military and political structure of the Qin State was in turmoil, and Xianyang was turbulent. The fierce game between monsters and monsters would even cause the entire Qin State to fall into division.

"Wang Ji, you are so vicious and use a knife to kill people."

"As an old Qin, why do you want to take revenge on Qin like this?"

Wang Yu ordered: "Meng Qianchang, this matter will be entrusted to you to execute, and there must be no mistakes."

Meng Tian clasped his fists in the military salute: "This subordinate takes orders."

Wearing armor, Meng Tian turned around slowly and walked away.

"Tomorrow, when the decision is made, the true motives behind all Wang Ji's schemes will definitely come to light."