Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

At this time, Yi Xiaochuan was once again speechless by Gao Yao. He wanted to refute but couldn't find any suitable reason. Moreover, Yi Xiaochuan had never expected that Gao Yao was getting smarter and smarter. Wasn't he just a cook before? How come after traveling through time, he stopped reading recipes and started to study military strategies?

"Secondly, I know you will need the person I hold in my hands."

"The princess of Tuan, Yu Shu?"

"I might as well tell you the truth. Meng Tian is the most powerful person in the North. Even if I tell you that you and Tuan teamed up to kill the Qin army, will it be useful?"

"No, Yu Shu had already been kidnapped before you arrived at Meng Tian's place. You were the one who kidnapped Yu Shu at that time. You didn't know what happened to me at Meng Tian's place at that time, and you had wanted to take action against Yu Shu for a long time."

"Not bad, you have grown smarter, and now you have analyzed it. Indeed, the purpose of robbing Yu Shu was just to provide an extra layer of protection, so that I wouldn't lose my head because of my own actions. It's like buying an insurance policy for myself. It's best if I don't need it. But if I do, then this is just a chance to save my life."

"Didn't you ever doubt it?"

"What do you suspect?"

"It's outrageous enough that you managed to escape death. The entire Northern Territory is so big, and you were able to get under Meng Tian's nose. And Meng Tian treated you as his brother. Isn't this strange?"

"Now that Tuan has stabilized and has submitted to the Qin Dynasty, why do you insist on exchanging a woman for Yu Shu?"

"Before I left Pei County, someone wanted to kidnap Yu Shu. That person should be Cui Wenzi, the one who has been helping you all along. But why did he want to kidnap a woman who was no longer important to you? At that time, I knew that this woman was either very important to him or to you. As long as she was kept, it would be enough. To be honest, I was about to come to the southern border at that time, and I was ready to have someone send this woman back to Tu'an. However, it was precisely because of this behavior that I kept her with me."

"And you don't even seem to have met this woman. Why would you do this?"

"I......"

Seeing Yi Xiaochuan's expression, Gao Yao said no more. As long as the goal had been achieved, it would be fine. Gao Yao was sure that Cui Wenzi would not tell Yi Xiaochuan everything in detail. This was enough. It was enough to make Yi Xiaochuan realize that there was doubt between him and Cui Wenzi, and let Yi Xiaochuan find out that he seemed to be led by Cui Wenzi.

"Okay, I don't care what happens to you. When we get to Nanhai County, hand over a woman who looks like Gao Lan, and I'll give Yu Shu to you. Our deal is done."

After Gao Yao said this, he continued to ride forward without saying anything more. Soon, Zhao Tuo also came with thousands of soldiers and horses to escort him. This time, Hu Hai obviously took him seriously. After all, Zhao Tuo was now a general at the border, and this status was different from Gao Yao. After Zhao Tuo had a simple conversation with him for a few words, Hu Hai had lost interest. After all, Hu Hai was relatively young at this time and was not yet able to take charge. Among the many princes of Qin Shihuang, it was only because of his appearance and temperament that Qin Shihuang favored him more.

After greeting, Zhao Tuo also asked the army to accompany him, and Zhao Tuo himself came directly to Yi Xiaochuan.

"Zhao Tuo, meet General Meng Yi"

"Oh, oh, General, you are polite. I am here to protect the young master, so I cannot say more to you."

After hearing what Yi Xiaochuan said, and seeing Yi Xiaochuan's unhappy expression, Zhao Tuo's expression changed slightly, but on the surface he still saluted calmly.

"In that case, Zhao Tuo will not bother you any more. Goodbye."

After leaving Meng Yi, Zhao Tuo went directly to Gao Yao with a rather unfriendly look on his face.

"Didn't we agree to come together to welcome Master Hu Hai? Why are you here so early?"

"General, I am with a relatively small group of people, so I arrived a quarter of an hour earlier. I just happened to catch up with Master Hu Hai's carriage, so I can't help but welcome him."

"General, why is this happening?"

"Humph, I am a general appointed by His Majesty to guard the border. My rank and title are far inferior to this boy. Can the people of the Meng family look down on me like this?"

"General, please be careful with your words. Master Hu Hai is still alive."

Listening to Zhao Tuo's words, Gao Yao tried to stop him, but he was actually laughing in his heart. He had known it for a long time, otherwise why would he have a conversation with Yi Xiaochuan? Gao Yao's purpose was to wait for Zhao Tuo to appear and then suffer a loss. Zhao Tuo did not dare to lose his temper, because Yi Xiaochuan was currently protecting Hu Hai. Neither Yi Xiaochuan nor Zhao Tuo would have thought that Gao Yao had a deliberate intention in this.

Gao Yao calculated the time accurately and even sent scouts to investigate. It was only a quarter of an hour. This was an ancient march, not a modern one. Even a difference of one hour was inevitable in many cases. After all, it was not a war but a march, and the time was usually calculated in days. How could it be calculated as an hour or a quarter of an hour? This would not cause Zhao Tuo to mind.

Gao Yao knew very well that Zhao Tuo would definitely try to contact Yi Xiaochuan and wanted to cooperate with him, so he designed such a small trap to make Zhao Tuo suffer and at the same time, it would be enough to hate Yi Xiaochuan in his heart.

"Is Master Gao Yao ready?"

"Of course, General, please rest assured. I have already made all the necessary arrangements. I will be responsible for leading the way and telling everyone that all this was arranged by you. All you have to do is say a few good words for me in front of the young master."

"Okay, okay, Master Gao Yao, thank you very much for this time."

"Sir, whether we can turn a bad thing into a good thing depends on the general's arrangement. Let's encourage each other."

“Hahahaha…Okay, okay.”

Gao knew what Zhao Tuo was planning. Zhao Tuo planned to take this opportunity to please Hu Hai, so that Hu Hai would say a few good words to Ying Zheng when he returned to Xianyang, and entrust the entire southern border's military power to Zhao Tuo for complete control instead of simply having only the right to control it. Zhao Tuo also had his own ideas. You must know that in the original world, Zhao Tuo completely controlled the military power after Ren Xiong fell ill and lost his life. Only then did he have the power. At that time, Qin Shihuang died while on tour, Hu Hai came to power, and the world was in chaos.

If Zhao Tuo wants to go further now, he has to rely on appointments, which is why he has this idea. If he can go further, then Zhao Tuo will no longer have to worry about the southern border, including Gaoyao. Now he has no direct jurisdiction over Gaoyao, and being able to control Gaoyao is already the limit. If he can completely take charge of the military power in the southern border, all the troops under Gaoyao will be under his command. At that time, Gaoyao will naturally have no right to compete with Zhao Tuo.